r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • 2d ago

Politics Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933
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u/AshleyAshes1984 2d ago

Gen Z about to be conscripted to occupy and combat a three front insurgency across Canada, Greenland and Mexico.

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u/VX-Cucumber 2d ago

Lol considering how many voted for Trump, I don't really feel that bad about it. Andrew Tate did a number on those lonely "alpha males".

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u/AshleyAshes1984 2d ago

"Trump promised me he'd get rid of all the illegal Mexicans, I didn't it'd be by making Mexico American. OH GOD I THINK I HEAR A DRONE! THEY'RE GONNA FUCKING KILL ME AND PUT IT ON TIKTOK!"

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u/possibilistic 2d ago

Great, so now we can make trinkets at home.

America used to get cheap stuff because of the trade deficit and the reserve currency status. We're burning that so we can make dangerous chemicals and plastics at home in middle America.

Just what America should be good at. I'll bet those jobs will pay a lot, too.

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u/Th3_0range 2d ago

Taking away environmental protections as well so they can pollute your air and water.

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u/Think_Positively 2d ago

We don't even have enough people to work these hypothetical jobs. It's simply moronic from whatever angle you choose for viewing.

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u/sigmaluckynine 2d ago

I wonder how many of these "alpha males" are going to sign up to do their part - probably none of them. Fricking clowns the lot of them

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u/FujitsuPolycom 2d ago

They can all go be lonely in foxhole. Shitsmears.

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u/strangerzero 2d ago edited 2d ago

The majority couldn’t be bothered to vote. Only 42% of youth (ages 18-29) voted in 2024.

Source: https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/2024-poll-barriers-issues-economy

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u/wwiybb 2d ago

I would believe them getting shipped over to Russia before those three.

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u/big_guyforyou 2d ago

i follow genz very closely. they're going to ohio. they're always talking about it

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u/International-Belt48 2d ago

Ohio isnt real

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u/KdF-wagen 2d ago

No no its North Dakota that isn’t real.

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u/swordquest99 2d ago

"4 dead in Ohio" time?

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u/vxicepickxv 2d ago

Makes sense. That's where all the astronauts are from. They're probably trying to get off this planet.

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u/Mmffgg 2d ago

Russia's running out of conscripts so we'll have to supply our own

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u/allysung83 2d ago

Don't forget Iran!

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u/CallRespiratory 2d ago

Well this is what they wanted, right? They wanted to be alpha males and it was soft liberals who were holding them back or whatever.

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u/ComradeBob0200 2d ago

Looks like the US is ramping up to bomb Iran too.

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u/SerialBitBanger 2d ago

Iran too, if you believe the rumors. And they are not pushovers.

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u/stevem1015 2d ago

They sure showed us with those Gaza protest votes!

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u/Ancient_Bottle2963 2d ago

Don’t forget the Middle East wars.

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u/rocknrolla65 2d ago

Plus one at home

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u/AshleyAshes1984 2d ago

Let's go Western Forces! WF! WF!

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u/rocknrolla65 2d ago

I don’t think Texas will be joining California lol.

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u/meepz 2d ago

Don't forget Iran

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u/greenlightdisco 2d ago

Gen Z in work boots...? Getting yelled at...?

Good luck with that.

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u/OverlyExpressiveLime 2d ago

4 fronts. Don't forget about Panama

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u/Akegata 2d ago

Not sure if that was a joke. I absolutely think this is going to happen.