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by shaky-carrousel 430 days ago
Hopefully EU will still go ahead with the tariffs. We should not be dancing at the tune of the mad king.
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jopsen 430 days ago
Yes, but what's the rush here?

The EU should do what does best: make things boring.

If retaliatory tariffs is the way to go, maybe do it the boring way: considered bit by bit, no flashy announcement.

Or just make a 10 year deal on LNG so Trump can say we're paying the US money every year.

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delusional 430 days ago
That seems to be the current strategy, and I happen to appreciate it.

I'm pretty mad a the US for fucking up the entire world right now, but I also realise that acting on that anger is a bad idea. I appreciate the EU having some long discussions while the emotions fade.

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kalleboo 430 days ago
> The EU should do what does best: make things boring

Exactly, the absolute best thing the EU could do right now is project stability

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paulddraper 430 days ago
You think that's gonna be the best outcome?

EU already had 10% tariffs on all US autos. (Though tbf most other things were near zero.)

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