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Common imports from the US. Be aware and check the origin! (i.postimg.cc)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought The Cranberries were from Ireland

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago

I think that's just in your head

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Dates as well, medjool variety often comes from the us iirc

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Also Israel.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Accidentally bought Israeli potatoes the other day what kind of sick fuck grows potatoes in Israel and ships them to the uk fml 🤦‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

Yeah just buy from a local farmer ifnyou have a chance, saves money, supports the farmer and short transports mean less enviromental pollition

[+] [email protected] -7 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

@LongestPath I wonder, why boycott everything? Should the people who suffer under #Trump be punished too? Seems like strange nationalist rhetoric to #BuyFromEU.

I mean I agree to boycott big business, especially big tech and everything owned by billionaires. It's just that a lot of European brands are owned by billionaires too who are just as bad, they just didn't explicitly get handed the keys to the government (yet).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

I see your point, however, imo, buyers in EU can signal (with their purchases) that Trump's words/actions have real (financial) consequences, and then those EU/US billionaires (who are benefiting from cross continent trade) would pressure him to stop doing what he is doing...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

Do not draw parallelisms with Trump's newnazi regime and Europe. Here we do not allow big tech to enter government and make nazi salutes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

As a democracy voted, the US voted for Trump - this is exactly what was signposted in Project 2025 & his campaign trails. We've another 4 years of this tariff bullshit, and his threats to annex Canada / Greenland, and him siding with Putin.

This isn't punishment, this is the EU not siding with the bullies. If you don't like the situation, use your power as a US voter and make your voice heard.

You've absolutely got a point about billionaires. None of them should be trusted. But right now the biggest threat are the billionaires controlling social media + tech, which are predominantly US based.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

As a democracy

That's an exaggeration.

the US voted for Trump

Yup.

We've another 4 years of this tariff bullshit, and his threats to annex Canada / Greenland, and him siding with Putin.

That may be pessimistic (as he may die first) or optimistic (as he may not allow another election - he is already talking about next term).

This isn't punishment, this is the EU not siding with the bullies

Yup.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Would be really happy if Canada was a future EU member 🤞 but this doesn't instill much confidence https://www.politico.eu/article/canadians-want-join-european-union-will-never-happen-paula-pinho/ 😔

[–] [email protected] 0 points 15 hours ago

EU was created to prevent future wars in the European continent, and several countries like Morocco or Turkey were rejected on simple geographical ground.

It’s not a bandwagon where every guy scared of Trump can join.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Stop labeling Canada as a future member of the EU. It will never happen. The canadian population do not know that they will lose many things, such as their own currency. They just know that the EU is a free trade zone and a defense partnership.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You can be EU Member with your own currency 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] -1 points 14 hours ago

They have to work to fulfill all requirements to adopt the Euro. Juncker in 17 “I have no intention of forcing countries to join the euro if they are not willing or not able to do so”. He softened the politics about the currency. There will be a President of the European Commission who will not be so kind and soft. Ursula von der Leyen did not talk about this politics at all.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, boycott the united states to support... Iran?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Because that's the only choice, yes? 🙄

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

This says more about weak schooling and low botanical knowledge as i thought.