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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by sph on Thursday April 03, 2025 @07:32AM (#43568104)
Unless you have a magic lamp, “wanting” is not enough to achieve effective change.

What Europeans need is pragmatic governments and politicians. In fact it might be easier to find a magic lamp than an honest politician.

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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by mtrovo on Thursday April 03, 2025 @09:32AM (#43569369)
The TikTok case in US might be a good playbook for the future. Require markets that US based companies have a near monopoly and require them to divest on EU and onshore operations. You solve tech hegemony and tax evasion in no time.
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by chvid on Thursday April 03, 2025 @12:13PM (#43571855)
US big tech companies are dominant because they are monopolies not because they are technological marvels.

If we were to ban US social media, European alternatives would emerge very fast.

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