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Don’t buy American goods

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Davidhowarth29 · 04/03/2025 21:39

Stop buying American goods. The only thing Trump understands is money. Take it away

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Keukenhof · 06/03/2025 21:23

Whycanineverthinkofone · 06/03/2025 12:28

Is it?

most drugs the nhs buys will not be at US prices. I doubt the NHS buys many drugs from Us manufacturers. It would be unaffordable.

Europe has a vast amount of pharma companies, both research and manufacturing.

boots developed ibuprofen remember. They aren’t just a high street store. Ireland is the 5th largest drug manufacture in the world. The us may be the largest single share country but the rest of the world combined is bigger. Plenty of other, cheaper options.

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Finland developed Sumatriptan and that’s made my life much better for the last 16 years.

Whycanineverthinkofone · 06/03/2025 21:22

MrsTerryPratchett · 06/03/2025 20:37

We don't want allies. We don't need allies.

I find it really odd to talk to people who live in a world where this is the goal. Not friendship, peace, democracy, progress and happiness. No, fuck the rest of you - USA USA USA NUMBER ONE NUMBER ONE.

It's unfathomable to me and I'd lived in 3 countries and travelled in 40 more.

exactly. Doesn’t matter how great America is, if it is out there on it’s own against the rest of the world…

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MrsTerryPratchett · 06/03/2025 20:37

We don't want allies. We don't need allies.

I find it really odd to talk to people who live in a world where this is the goal. Not friendship, peace, democracy, progress and happiness. No, fuck the rest of you - USA USA USA NUMBER ONE NUMBER ONE.

It's unfathomable to me and I'd lived in 3 countries and travelled in 40 more.

BourbonsAreOverated · 06/03/2025 20:26

You get into too many wars

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ByQuaintAzureWasp · 06/03/2025 20:01

I agree, stop buying g American goods and stop using X.
Pepsi, cocacola, morrisons, apple, tesla

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 06/03/2025 19:59

Oh how funny!

But no, thankfully, I don't think I have been hacked. Having done a bit of poking around, I realise that I must have accidentally clicked on the "add gif" button without realising, and then clicked on the dog. No idea how I then went on to post without noticing it, but somehow I missed it!

I assume that the other poster who encountered an unexpected dog must have done the same!

Stirabout · 06/03/2025 19:42

Stirabout · 06/03/2025 01:19

🤣🤣🤣
I thought that was wonderful.
That dog does have an air of smug superiority…..

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@MrsBennetsPoorNerves
just noticed that same dog gif appear without the MNetters knowledge. Same gif as yours.
Any chance you’ve been hacked or something.
Just a thought

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dubsie · 06/03/2025 19:20

LifeExperience · 06/03/2025 14:43

We're not supporting Russia, and nowhere in any of those memoranda is the US required to militarily support Ukraine. Nowhere in any agreement with Ukraine have we ever promised unlimited military assistance, boots on the ground or anything else. Everything we have promised has been at the discretion of the State Department and the Department of Defense, both of whom work directly for the president.

The world isn't black and white. Withdrawing support from Ukraine does not equal support of Russia, however much you might want to make the argument. We're bowing out because it is in our interest to do so. We're over-extended, and frankly don't wish to support you anymore. You get into too many wars, and you are sleep-walking into another one, with nukes.

Russia never gave the launch code to Ukraine, so the nukes were useless to them. The codes were kept in Russia and Russian military/KGB assets were placed in Ukraine to launch them if the order was given from Moscow.

That's a bit rich, us Europeans have followed you yanks into every war you've started in the last 20 years.... hundreds of lives lost and thousands injured. I served myself and I can tell you, your wars have cost us.

Had we not followed you into Iraq and Afghanistan what would you have said.

Putin launched a full scale invasion and this was largely down to the US training and arming the biggest army in Europe...well at least that's the excuse for Putin

We now have a Russian leader who could very order his army into Poland, Latvia....

Where does this stop....are you saying you will let Europe fall? I don't believe most Americans share your views

nearlylovemyusername · 06/03/2025 18:44

And well it’s not as if boycotting US companies will effect Trump

This is incorrect. Trump was brought into power by Silicone Valley (predominantly, not exclusively) money, Musk, Bezos, Zuck, Peter Thiel.

Just look at this picture from FT.com. Value of Silicone Valley stocks are equal to all European stocks together. If there is a hit to them, Trump&Co will be removed pronto.

Of course we can't boycott everything, but deleting Facebook account, not watching Netflix or Amazon Prime and buying from other retailers, not buying Tesla is absolutely possible and a small price to pay.

Every little helps, a few of us can't make much difference, but the entire Europe boycotting Tesla? or pausing Amazon/Fbook for 3 months? that would be huge.

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birdcakebird · 06/03/2025 18:38

BillyILash · 06/03/2025 18:24

@DoubleDoubleDown its a massive tangled web that many don’t get.

For example, I can buy local and buy from only uk based companies, but I will be paying for it with money earned from a US employer, like many people who are employed overall by US companies. If the US company gets boycotted and they can’t afford to page wages, British people looses jobs our british family loose.

Principles are great, my parents had them, their principles resulted in us all living in a homeless shelter when I was a child and that was just the tip of the iceberg. I will never do that to my children, I will always put my families needs over any principles.

And well it’s not as if boycotting US companies will effect Trump, he dose not care, the man’s a delusional dictator and bully. The only thing that will stop this madness is…. Well I won’t say as I will get my post deleted if I say it.

And well it’s not as if boycotting US companies will effect Trump, he dose not care, the man’s a delusional dictator and bully. The only thing that will stop this madness is…. Well I won’t say as I will get my post deleted if I say it.

It will definitely start to affect the businesses and the CEOs, and these powerful entities have influence on Trump and US politics.

Not to mention dissatisfaction from your average US citizen, when they see their economy and jobs going - this will make them rise up harder against the regime.

It's not that pretty but if the alternative is these billionaire businesses getting more and more powerful from our money I'd much rather give up that spending if I can. The reason our high streets are dying are because of big businesses like Amazon. It will only get worse unless we choose to do things differently on an individual level.

We will all win if these corporate entities are taken down a peg or two.

nearlylovemyusername · 06/03/2025 18:36

sidebirds · 04/03/2025 21:50

Trump is trying to end a war that has killed one million people. Boycott the fascist! ✊🏾

Are you russian? or just ... challenged?

Trump is trying to serve Ukraine to putin on a plate, with no military or any security, so the country can be erased from the map.

BillyILash · 06/03/2025 18:24

@DoubleDoubleDown its a massive tangled web that many don’t get.

For example, I can buy local and buy from only uk based companies, but I will be paying for it with money earned from a US employer, like many people who are employed overall by US companies. If the US company gets boycotted and they can’t afford to page wages, British people looses jobs our british family loose.

Principles are great, my parents had them, their principles resulted in us all living in a homeless shelter when I was a child and that was just the tip of the iceberg. I will never do that to my children, I will always put my families needs over any principles.

And well it’s not as if boycotting US companies will effect Trump, he dose not care, the man’s a delusional dictator and bully. The only thing that will stop this madness is…. Well I won’t say as I will get my post deleted if I say it.

Keukenhof · 06/03/2025 18:11

I think an effective boycott is probably not to visit - the tourist economy will feel the effects. Not that I have any desire to visit anyway.

Keukenhof · 06/03/2025 18:08

Eyesopenwideawake · 06/03/2025 16:56

Trump could say your auntie was your uncle, doesn't mean it's true.

Thanks for providing actual figures.

If he told me it was Thursday I’d check my calendar twice!

birdcakebird · 06/03/2025 17:52

MillicentFaucet · 06/03/2025 16:05

Reddit is US owned.
It's all a bit meta (also US owned 😁)

I know but it is major source of good updates and info and has a wide range of subreddits both left and right leaning and as far as I know are not (as a company) aligned directly with furthering the Trump agenda in the same way that facebook / meta is, via Zuckerberg for example, or X via Musk.

Like I say you can't boycott everything - it's about making changes where you practically can.

RanyaJerodung · 06/03/2025 17:52

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 04/03/2025 23:59

Have just seen my post above and have no fucking idea how that dog snuck in there. WTF?!

😂😂oh my goodness, I was laughing so much at the dog 😂!

KIlliePieMyOhMy · 06/03/2025 17:49

By more Danish goods so Greenland will be able to defend herself.

Circularmadness · 06/03/2025 17:29

LadyNairne · 06/03/2025 17:05

Just buy local. Doing that contributes to local communities which have been eroded and degraded partially by the dominance of American companies and American tech in particular.

These are companies with one goal only: money and power, for the rich Americans who own and enable them (including politicians). These US companies do not invest back into communities, societies (or even democracy) anywhere. They just take and monopolise.

Buy local whenever possible.

Start to counter this American global dominance of supply chains and products across every sector. It’s not healthy.

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Absolutely this. Thanks for your post

Whycanineverthinkofone · 06/03/2025 17:06

I mean, is this actually the White House official page?

I was checking for the context that Trump had confused “transgender” mice with “transgenic” mice.

who writes this?
The Fake News losers at CNN immediately tried to fact check it, but President Trump was right (as usual).

on a .gov page? Someone tell me it’s a spoof.

president trump is not right. He clearly isn’t understanding the science and research. 3 of the 6 studies aren’t transgender specific, and even the 3 that are study effects of hormones and care, which is fucking important considering it’s now so common. And will likely have knock on effect in other areas of hormone research.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/yes-biden-spent-millions-on-transgender-animal-experiments/

we’re supposed to conclude the man is not an idiot?

Yes, Biden Spent Millions on Transgender Animal Experiments

Last night, President Donald J. Trump highlighted many of the egregious examples of waste, fraud, and abuse funded by American taxpayers, including $8

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/yes-biden-spent-millions-on-transgender-animal-experiments/

LadyNairne · 06/03/2025 17:05

Just buy local. Doing that contributes to local communities which have been eroded and degraded partially by the dominance of American companies and American tech in particular.

These are companies with one goal only: money and power, for the rich Americans who own and enable them (including politicians). These US companies do not invest back into communities, societies (or even democracy) anywhere. They just take and monopolise.

Buy local whenever possible.

Start to counter this American global dominance of supply chains and products across every sector. It’s not healthy.

Circularmadness · 06/03/2025 16:58

Eyesopenwideawake · 06/03/2025 16:56

Trump could say your auntie was your uncle, doesn't mean it's true.

Thanks for providing actual figures.

Trump and figures so likely to be wildly incorrect

Eyesopenwideawake · 06/03/2025 16:56

Keukenhof · 06/03/2025 16:29

President Trump has said that one million Russian soldiers and 700,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed (The Times)

According to President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 16., over 46,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed on the battlefield since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Speaking in an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan published on Feb. 4, Zelensky said that there have also been a total of 390,000 cases of injuries on the battlefield (Kyiv Independent)

Trump could say your auntie was your uncle, doesn't mean it's true.

Thanks for providing actual figures.

Circularmadness · 06/03/2025 16:54

OxfordInkling · 06/03/2025 16:35

It’s a common term for the way Russian wages war. But no, it must be an evil
conspiracy because Musk used it too…

Common term amongst the brainwashed it appears 😆

OxfordInkling · 06/03/2025 16:35

Circularmadness · 06/03/2025 16:20

It’s a term that Musk has repeatedly used with regards to the Ukraine war. Indoctrination and propaganda works sadly

It’s a common term for the way Russian wages war. But no, it must be an evil
conspiracy because Musk used it too…

OxfordInkling · 06/03/2025 16:34

kungfoofighting · 06/03/2025 16:16

Funny, that’s the second time I’ve seen this ‘meat grinder’ phrase used in as many days – both times on mumsnet – having never heard this turn of phrase used before in my life.

What are you going to try and infer - that I’m a bot?

It’s a common way to discuss the Russian fighting style, as used by plenty of commentators including Peter Zeihan.