[Ericson2314]

See https://phenomenalworld.org/interviews/trade-wars-are-class-... for a very good explanation of another dimension.

Trying to convince the US government to do something about this seems quite difficult. I feel like the easier tactic perhaps is trying to get international trade to be less dollar-oriented. Indirect doesn't necessarily mean harder.

[pixl97]

The last person that tried to take trade off the petrodollar got killed.

[cutemonster]

What was his (her?) name?

[bildung]

They probably meant Muammar al-Gaddafi (Lybia).