If it wasn’t for even more autocratic nations filling the power void (China…Russia) the degradation of America’s importance would be a great thing. But unfortunately I think the rest of the world is unprepared to defend themselves with America’s sudden retreat into itself.
I’m just incredulous that anyone here believes they have a chance against a militarized police and immigration force. Feels very much like when the right pretended they could defend themselves against the government “taking their guns.” 99% of civilians, gun owners or not, have no chance.
REI makes a large amount of money selling bikes which almost entirely come from China. This about-face is purely a reaction to tariffs and the Orange turd affecting their bottom line, not some moral epiphany.
The question is how will CA circumvent the tariffs? Reimburse them? But then I’ll be on the hook for the reimbursement as a CA taxpayer…and I’m still expected to pay federal taxes.
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sucks that the things we need now require regular folks to be their patrons rather than collectively funding them, but here we are…