The first Australian response to Trump was denial, then (unsuccessful) bargaining. Now there’s anger and depression as the tariffs sink in. Eventually must come acceptance.
The first Australian response to Trump was denial, then (unsuccessful) bargaining. Now there’s anger and depression as the tariffs sink in. Eventually must come acceptance.
Just rip that bandaid off, we’re going into an economic crisis anyways, at least let’s get rid of our dependence on American products and influence so we can start being our own country.
Depending on the US for anything is bad policy these days. I’d love to see the entire rest of the world collectively exclude them from the global economy. But of course the oligarchs won’t allow that.
Vote with your AUD as much as possible as a consumer. Even a 10% change in behaviour will shake the fuckers up.
!boycottus@lemmy.ca Canadians and Europeans are on the train. Get on, there’s still space :)
We have a federal election next month, with candidates that have a lot of similarities with the US situation last November. It’s going to be a good indicator of what kind of country Australians want.