Did Trump already lose the trade war with Canada and Mexico as he backed down on his 25% tariffs and why is Fox and others declaring his humiliation a victory?

Well, yes and no. When his irresponsible, wrong-headed, nonsensical trade war crashed the stock market, Trump backed down. So what though? He gave us a month. And now he’s whining because he’s too fucking stupid to understand the the sovereign nation of Canada has its own banking system. That’s likely going to be his excuse in 30 days when he attacks us again.

Fuck that though. The trust is gone. I’m not buying anything from the US. Not in the next 30 days, not in the forseeable future. They have nothing I need. I have been promoting other international trade with my elected representatives, making it clear that there are many advantages for Canada in being closer to the EU and further from the US.

We should have gone that route in the 1980s instead of entering into the FTA with the US anyway. Europe has better labour laws, better wages, better healthcare, better social programs, better environmental regulations, better education, and a higher standard of living overall than the US does. Instead we chose to tie ourselves to a failing giant just because they happened to live next door. Now, predictably, we have this fucking mess.

So fuck the USA. I’ve had more than enough of their crap.