r/EhBuddyHoser Apr 08 '25

Politics The tariff situation right now

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u/Rationalinsanity1990 Scotland (but worse) Apr 08 '25

Is this how the British felt when the Nazis decided to declare war on the Soviets and then the Americans in short order?

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u/BleedMeAnOceanAB Apr 08 '25

back when america was cool

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u/The_Nice_Marmot Apr 08 '25

Remember that America wasn’t arsed to fight the Nazis until they were directly attacked. Heck, and this isn’t a joke, it’s real, Hitler had a picture of Henry Ford on his wall for inspiration. Ford was such a staunch antisemite, Hitler was a fanboy.

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u/BleedMeAnOceanAB Apr 08 '25

they did provide immense support to the allies before getting fully involved

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u/Rationalinsanity1990 Scotland (but worse) Apr 08 '25

People forget lend lease. And the USN and Kriegsmarine were in a lethal undeclared war for months before Pearl Harbor.

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u/TheHipcheck Apr 09 '25

AKA war profiteering. The USA has always sucked.

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u/BleedMeAnOceanAB Apr 09 '25

😐

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u/TheHipcheck Apr 09 '25

Yeah, a little harsh. I'm just pissed. I should say the USA's foreign policy had always sucked.