The US - a rogue state by any other name

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Originally Posted by GreggT

We have a Trade War because someone in power suddenly decided to do something about the thousands of closed factories littered across the US. Or it could be because the job situation had gotten so bad that wages not only stagnated but the levels fell. Maybe it was because a large percentage of our population fell out of the labor pool due to the hopeless situation they faced. Possibly because someone finally realized that we were rapidly losing our manufacturing base to other countries.......

Quit dreaming, those jobs are gone forever. Trade war is just to put pressure on China to open up, so the billions spent don't go in Chinese pockets, but in American pockets who aren't allowed to enter China.

Before WWI Germany was able to produce goods cheaper than the English, and were close to surpass England economically. That had to be stopped. The same is happening now with China-USA, but in a completely globalized world factories can be all over. Trade war is the beginning, the real war awaits.

People need to stop feeling special, it's not about jobs for Americans, it is all about access to the largest growing market: Chinese people.

[SFit]

Originally Posted by Neuling

Funny, Hollywood is incessantly spitting out those trashy Marvel and other movies that, in their simplistic way, deal with good vs evil, and of course good always prevails.

Funny you chose Marvel movies to bag on. Their first movie dealt specifically with us selling weapons to enemy states under the table. Another movie dealt with a secret program the govt. was developing to kill people it deemed a threat before they could ever be a threat.

I'm assuming if you are that far off base on a simple movie comment, you don't know what you are talking about and are here just to whine in general.

[ohioaninsc]

Originally Posted by GreggT

We have a Trade War because someone in power suddenly decided to do something about the thousands of closed factories littered across the US. Or it could be because the job situation had gotten so bad that wages not only stagnated but the levels fell. Maybe it was because a large percentage of our population fell out of the labor pool due to the hopeless situation they faced. Possibly because someone finally realized that we were rapidly losing our manufacturing base to other countries.......

Yet factories are still closing...as witnessed near Yougstown when GM closed it's Lordstown plant.

[Neuling]

Originally Posted by SFit

Funny you chose Marvel movies to bag on. Their first movie dealt specifically with us selling weapons to enemy states under the table. Another movie dealt with a secret program the govt. was developing to kill people it deemed a threat before they could ever be a threat.

I'm assuming if you are that far off base on a simple movie comment, you don't know what you are talking about and are here just to whine in general.

What are you talking about?! All those heroes such as spiderman, hulk or captain america represent the good and fight bad guys, in a very naive way, but still...