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minus-squareextant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down3·1 year agoI don’t think paying bills is a flex he’d understand, in fact he probably thinks anyone that doesn’t cheat the system is a fool.
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agoHe definitely thinks that, everything is zero sum for him. Merkel had to explain eleven times to him that he can’t make trade agreements with Germany, only the whole EU. He probably couldn’t grasp the concept of mutual gain through cooperation.
minus-squareWilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoWhich is weird because the exact same concept applies to the United States, and has for over 200 years
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNot quite, EU states are still sovereign nations.
minus-squareWilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s true, but with regard to international trade specifically, the difference is negligible.
I don’t think paying bills is a flex he’d understand, in fact he probably thinks anyone that doesn’t cheat the system is a fool.
He definitely thinks that, everything is zero sum for him.
Merkel had to explain eleven times to him that he can’t make trade agreements with Germany, only the whole EU. He probably couldn’t grasp the concept of mutual gain through cooperation.
Which is weird because the exact same concept applies to the United States, and has for over 200 years
Not quite, EU states are still sovereign nations.
That’s true, but with regard to international trade specifically, the difference is negligible.