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[โ€“] Vinci@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

Doesnโ€™t matter, not gonna buy it anyway ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

[โ€“] TheBat@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago
[โ€“] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As an American... Don't. Let this Republican administration deal with it's angry constituents. Make it hard for us, and make it very clear whose fault it is.

Spirits don't bother me because those will probably be noticeably boycotted at a consumer level. Dairy products are a problem because many people don't know what is and isn't US-made. But yeah all in all it's dissapointing that they've already started making deals aka negotiating with terrorists. It's in none of our best interest really. I guess it'll be up to you guys to put pressure on your government.

[โ€“] whaleross@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

EU saves the American farmers that largely voted Trump into power and that would return the favour by stabbing Europe in the face?

[โ€“] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Macron makes a stereotype out of France and drags us all into it.

[โ€“] Hirom@beehaw.org 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Trade negociation is one of those situations where EU countries need to band together, and should avoid seeking arbitrary carveouts that weaken the overall EU negociating position.

This just shows the EU is more sensitive to tariff on alcool, and has a weak point in that area that others can exploit during negotiations.

[โ€“] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

It implies Europe might fold if Trump threatens wine exports. Which Trump, being Trump, will do.

[โ€“] synapse1278@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I am not even so sure if the tariff would have that much of an impact on sales.

Embarrassing if true. And one more example of why we need a stronger unity, more cohesion, in the EU. Because otherwise big countries can just target one of us specifically to blackmail us.

[โ€“] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

EU needs to learn how to go full Carney. If the US's largest trading partner can do it, anyone can do it. Do not negotiate with Economic Terrorists.

[โ€“] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 5 points 1 week ago

The EU isn't negotiating to stop economic terrorism. They're negotiating to maximise their profits. When you look at it through that lense it becomes a lot clearer.

[โ€“] Obi@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 week ago

Very disappointed by the weak-sauce response from the EU on all of this, let's grow some balls!

[โ€“] buh@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Especially pathetic when you realize they have better versions of all of those pathetic (not bourbon specifically, but spirits)

[โ€“] Patch@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Irish and scotch whiskey are both perfectly good substitutes for bourbon. France has a surprisingly growing whiskey industry too.

[โ€“] wfh@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

You mean bourbon is a okay-ish substitute to Irish and scotch whiskey?

My favourite French whiskey distillery is Ninkasi near Lyon, they're one of the OG modern craft breweries in Europe and started distilling a few years ago. Awesome stuff.

[โ€“] Ideonek@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Why? It's not like shortage of bourbon, is much more than inconvenience.

[โ€“] Jabril@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

The vassals wouldn't dare

[โ€“] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Trump had threatened to impose 200 per cent tariffs on EU wine and spirits after Brussels warned that it would include bourbon as part of โ‚ฌ26bn in goods it would hit with retaliatory duties in response to Washingtonโ€™s levies on imports of steel and aluminium.

One option is to have strong boycott/shame for buying US goods and weapons from US, but

But the only way out, is for political rulers, not just citizens, to treat US as Europe's biggest enemy in the world. Europe needs to assist in destroying US economy to both get regime change, stop further EU extortion, and setup to be in a better position to help/profit from US reconstruction after its collapse. The US agents in EU rulership positions need to be exterminated from policy influence, because EU sycophancy to US is the root cause of their stagnation.

Russophobia and Sinophobia programming needs an awakening to see bigger enemy.

Cutting off weapons and Boeing from Europe is the threat that should be made.