• PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 days ago

    How about we retaliate by hot him where it hurts most and boycot US Big Tech?

    No, our leaders are all talk and no action. I have little trust in Merz or Macron to make meaningful retaliations. But I do have hope.

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    Interesting, it was the Marshall plan devised by the US government that lead to the creation of the EU after WWII. The idea was to unify Europe to prevent the fragmentation that lead to two world wars. Looks like Donny wants a war.

  • WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I remain convinced - grow more so virtually every day in fact - that the long-term goal of Trump and the fascist right is to formally ally with Russia in a war against the EU/NATO.

    Much more to the point, it will be a war of plutocratic oligarchy against social democracy.

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      2 days ago

      How many conscripted soldiers do you think will kill other poor people vs turn on the oligarchs?

      • WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        By the time the oligarchs are done laying the groundwork, none to speak of.

        The American people are going to be beaten down and inundated with propaganda all along the way, and the troublemakers are going to be disappeared. All that’s going to be left are the true believers, the hopeless and the cowards - anyone woth the wherewithal to take a stand against the oligarchs will already be in a prison camp or mass grave.

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    If EU instates its own tariffs, do Steam prices instantly go up or can they bypass this with a legal construction like having EU subsidiaries be the publishing entity for EU customers?

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      I’m pretty sure European (and in fact all non US) users of Steam “buy”/license games from Valve GmbH in Germany not Valve LLC in the US.

      From their subscribers agreement:

      If your card was issued outside the United States, your payment may be processed via a European acquirer by Valve GmbH on behalf of Valve Corporation.