Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil

Re:Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariffs for buying Ru... by SilverElfin on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @08:59PM (#45047102)

Trump is a buffoon. He’s destroying the only alliance that matters for maintaining American hegemonic power. Without India, there isn’t a real competition with China. It’s also weird given he is softer on China than on India or many European countries. Almost as if he stands to benefit from being soft on China.

This focus on Russian oil also seems oddly hypocritical. Why is America buying things from authoritarian China? Where’s the outrage against that?

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Re:Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariffs for buying Ru... by donkeybeer on Friday August 29, 2025 @06:23AM (#45062306)

He's softer on China because China correctly sees him as a loony bin to be ignored rather than try to rationalize him or "deal" with him. If you are trying to play a game with a loony bin you already lost. Even a little bit of pushback and either he has forgotten or he silently relents on whatver loony crap he was mouthing ten minutes ago.

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