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		expedition32 35 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU and Mercosur countries sign landmark free trade... Absolutely nothing it is just European farmers crying. As if the EU doesn't already spend billions on farming subsidies. Even if WW3 breaks out we can turn all of Europe into a vegetable garden in less than a year- the UK did this in 1940. Nobody is going to starve FFS.

trollbridge 33 days ago [–]

That’s a pretty bold claim. I think people who want to eat need to be comfortable producing their own food.

Being utterly reliant on, say, the U.S. means ultimately the U.S. will tell you what to do.

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