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hueymahl

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24. Oh Please

Reply to Layzeebeaver (Reply #20)

Fri May 2, 2025, 12:52 PM

May 2025

Not acknowledging the reality that the crap from china is largely created in inhumane working conditions, is bad for the environment and contributes to global warming just because the evil idiot started a tarriff is not very logical and does not make it a right-wing talking point. The policy is hugely flawed in so many ways. But that does not mean that decreasing consumption of products from china is a bad thing.

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