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Americans choose most expensive way possible to discover what goods made in Canada (thebeaverton.com)

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The Canadian government has insisted that information on domestic goods is readily available to all trading partners, even including nations that recently elected a felony-convicted game show host to be their head of state. Instead, the United States has decided to employ a rarely-chosen trade tactic that international economists refer to as the “fuck around and find out” model.

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[–] ZoopZeZoop -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No. That is a minority of people. Don't forget that cuts to education (connected learning critical thinking and being able to find reputable information sources), gerrymandering, and changes to laws have been happening for decades. There is some apathy, sure, but most isn't apathy--it's learned helplessness. No matter what they do, nothing changes.

You want to be mad at America? Good! I'm American and I'm mad at America. Let's not pretend that this all happened in a vacuum and there weren't any influences on why this happened. I don't blame everyone for all of this. I blame the oligarchs, mostly, but there have been specific people in key positions making this happen. Many people were just manipulated. If your education is poor, your opportunities are few, and nothing you do makes anything better, you might change your vote once in a while. Sad, but true.

[–] Jhex 3 points 3 days ago

There is some apathy, sure, but most isn’t apathy–it’s learned helplessness. No matter what they do, nothing changes.

show me what they did and we can start discussing liability here