Boycotting US stuff

WT86 said:
Maybe, but there was no alliance and it takes time to mobilize and build the political will to send your kids to die on the other side of the ocean.

You see the same dynamic with Ukraine now. There's a perfectly clear moral and military case for entering that war, but the European powers aren't there yet, let alone the US. If the UK did enter the war and lose tens of thousands of troops bringing it to a conclusion, I think most Brits would raise an eyebrow if the Ukrainian response was "where were you in 2023."

I don't trust Trump to honor Article 5, but keeping it in place keeps him under more pressure than he otherwise would be, and once NATO is dissolved it will be hard to unring that bell.
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russia having nuclear weapons is the reason Europe has been restricted in what they could do. If they didn't exist Putin would be long gone by now.
 
Colin Bell (genuine name) said:
Pretty sure Silverlake is a US private equity fund, are you suggesting we support some other team.

What about only buy goods not made in the USA and support any team you want.

I quite like watching Netflix as well.

I’m conflicted already.
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Yeah, I can cancel my Amazon Prime sub, Netflix, Discovery+ and watch all the shite broadcast from the BBC 'n ITV, and let's not forget that anything with a Made in the USA tag is generally of better quality and made to last than Chinese stuff!
 
hampshireblue said:
But only because 52% were stupid enough to break ranks with the biggest trading bloc ( I know you wouldn't have voted for it because BKB).

UK exports to just Germany, Netherlands and France were 150% higher than to the US in 2024 despite Brexit. I wonder what that gap would be had we not had the Brexit debacle.
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Your figures are wrong; badly wrong in fact.

Exports to those three countries were equivalent to just under 80% of the value of exports to the US in 2024.

And the share of exports heading to the EU was already declining prior to the referendum.
 
i kne albert davy said:
Have we enough American aeroplanes to equip the airfields we’ve taken back.
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Doesn’t matter. We could leave them empty.
Or use them to put houses on to home asylum seekers.
Or give them to Russia or some of our European allies.

We are not big enough to stand alone in the world and it is very clear that America are no allies of the uk. And I would argue, never have been, so we should be developing new strategic alliances.
 
Scottyboi said:
russia having nuclear weapons is the reason Europe has been restricted in what they could do. If they didn't exist Putin would be long gone by now.
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It's a factor but I don't buy that Europe would intervene even in the absence of nuclear weapons. The UK is the only country where there's even majority support for peacekeepers (and the US supports peacekeepers more than any of the other European countries polled). They don't even bother asking about combat troops.

https://www.moreincommon.com/media/4gxlm0nv/dec25-mic-ukraine-polling.pdf
 
Brewster's millions said:
One month in 2024 then, rather than the year as a whole, as you stated.
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Ok, here are the figures for 2024.

United Kingdom Exports By Country

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Brewster's millions said:
Yes I do. It’s actually absurd to suggest otherwise.
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It's absurd to believe the US is our ally.

They have literally just published a security strategy saying they seek the overthrow european governments by "patriotic parties", and the demise of the EU

They are not our allies, they desire an autocratic far right take over, and an atomised Europe in thrall to them.

This is not a secret, it's written down in strategy.
 
Brewster's millions said:
Right, yeah.

I can see you’ve put a great deal of thought into this, given Silver Lake’s stake in the CFG and their crucial role in the group’s recent infrastructure projects, which are playing a key role in redeveloping a large and deprived area of Manchester.

Not to mention advocating a boycott of the UK’s largest single trading partner and indeed investor (both inward and outward).

But of course I’m the one that the real world has passed by.

Keep up the good work.
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Ah... "single"... the Brexiteers' favourite word to diminish the importance of our trade with the EU.
 
We boycott Russia for making up reasons to invade a neighbour, I don't see why it isn't the same for America.

America have now made it policy to disrupt European politics, to install leaders that are friendly to this current US regime, to effectively stir the pot in the EU.

They are our enemy ffs, that's all the stuff of Putins regime.

It starts small, always does but making a start is something we NEED to do. Not just wait until it all just goes away. Because the Americans now have a taste for Trump style politicians and he won't be the last.
 
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