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[–] Gudl@feddit.org 27 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

shouldn't they be called Elmu?

[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 7 points 12 hours ago

So America wants to join the European Market?

Oh how the tables turn.

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 9 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

"That's what I hope occurs, and also more freedom of people to move between Europe and North America if they wish,

Maybe he realized how he fucked up, associating with the wrong people? Finally awoke from his ego-centric spree and dilution now that some time has passed and the effects are obvious?

He's saying the complete opposite of what they have been doing and putting into effect for many weeks. Him being a central part of that. Insane.

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 1 points 8 hours ago

No, he had a look at his quarterly report

[–] SebaDC@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 hours ago

He's not "waking up". Just that the government will show cracks.

This is the 1st one.

[–] quoll@lemmy.sdf.org 34 points 18 hours ago

the thing is that nobody sane can trust an agreement with you any more.

many countries already have free trade agreements with you (sometimes at great cost to their own economies)... but when you broke those agreements, you burned the trust that underpins the relationship.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 13 hours ago

Well I'll ask them but I don't think they'll be too keen.

They've already got one, you see?

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 59 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

And I want Musk to drown in his own piss, but we can't always get what we want.

[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 4 points 14 hours ago

I'd take 0 tariffs in exchange for that piss thing tho, live, on peertube.

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

SURPRISE, that is EXACTLY the same thing that the Brexiters wanted! How come?

(And look at how it's going...)

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 3 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

What do you mean? The Brexiters wanted free trade with the EU, so they left the union? I don't see how that makes any sense.

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 8 points 12 hours ago

Yes. The Brexiters argued that they would be better off without an agreement with the Europesn Union on future trade policy and sgreements, seeing a "No-Deal-Brexit" as leverage which left the UK free to make more advantageous trade agreements with other countries.

Years later, not a single agreement has materialized which could even remotely make up for the lost trade with the European Union.

And, ironically, business sectors which thougth that they would profit from Brexit like fishing companies or farmers, suffered the most because they were completely unaware how much advantage the collaboration within the EU was giving them.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49325620

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48631741

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 7 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Basically, yes. They wanted to keep the free trade but get rid of all the other pesky rules, like freedom of residence, common regulations and so on.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 19 points 22 hours ago

Fuck off Elon!

[–] SnowChickenFlake@sh.itjust.works 12 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He also probably wants us to say β€œthank you” for the tarriffs his bribee has imposed

[–] tfm@europe.pub 4 points 14 hours ago

His heart goes out to us

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Trump has long railed against free trade, which Musk expressed support for

Maybe that's the topic that has separated these two?

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 1 points 13 hours ago

They got ~~divorced~~ separated?

I only read about "DOGE" having "finished its job" or sth.