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		squigz 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced i... How quickly do you expect a country to 'step in to compete for their place'? I'm pretty sure America didn't get to where they are overnight. The world will adjust to this, it just takes longer than a few months...

seydor 5 months ago [–]

America got there pretty swiftly with bretton woods. Maybe the competing threat of ussr helped

squigz 5 months ago | [–]

I don't think something that happened more than 80 years ago is a great example of how the modern world might adapt - not to mention that involved more than just America.

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