alt Hacker NewsThis agreement was reached at almost the same time as Mercosur, the huge EU - South America trade deal. Hopefully the American electorate is paying attention.
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Mercosur has been under construction for more than two decades, it has little to do with Trump
> Hopefully the American electorate is paying attention.
*Hopefully*
Eh. As a citizen of EU member, I’m not happy about Mercosur deal at all. Hopefully fellow euro electorate is paying attention too. But giving how EU bureaucracy is shielded from the feedback loop, I doubt any outcome in national and EP elections could change anything anytime soon.
I feel the same way about some euro leaders pointing to China as possible alternative to US. Fuck no. Sometimes it feels like some people here want to pull off the same shit that is going on in China or US and just wait for a good opportunity. E.g. legendary chat control. But many people pretend it’s all fine and dandy just because.
Important to remember that the entire Mercosur block has a lower GDP than just California, and around the same GDP as Texas and New York, separately.