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Yet another example of American hypocrisy! (lemmy.ca)
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So the Trump administration is levying tariffs against nations that don't do enough to stop forced labour. Does that mean Canada shouldn't buy anything from the USA? After all, slavery is still part of the US economy--.

See: https://open.substack.com/pub/billhulet/p/just-who-is-using-slave-labour?r=4ot1q2&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Does that mean Canada shouldn't buy anything from the USA? After all, slavery is still part of the US economy

Yes, that is exactly the message we should take from tRump's latest tariff tantrum