• Lembot_0002@lemm.ee
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    8 hours ago

    Tell me, how come that in this case I believe in what China says without even checking anything? Why is it so easy to believe that Trump lies? Hmm?

    • blattrules@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      I was thinking the same thing. I would doubt almost any other report of china saying something different than another nation, but when trump is involved, they’re somehow the more credible source.

      • Synapse@lemmy.world
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        7 hours ago

        And there have been other reports of diplomats coming forward to negotiate the tariffs with the US and leave without a deal because the US didn’t have anything to discuss and/or didn’t bring the people with the authority to make a deal.

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          1 hour ago

          Apparently when Japan asked what exactly the US wanted out of a trade deal, they couldn’t get a straight answer.

  • subversive_dev@lemmy.ml
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    8 hours ago

    And thus we see the power of financialization be laid low by the power of real production

  • Ooops@feddit.org
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    6 hours ago

    Were can I get a browser addon to autoreplace any “Trump says <insert random statement here>.” with “Trump lies again.” (no I don’t even care about what this time…)?

  • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    But they’re talking about talking which is like the father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate of tariff discussions.