Donald Trump mocked French President Emmanuel Macron while claiming he forced France and other countries to raise drug prices by threatening trade tariffs.
Decades… fuck that, an entire lifetime of work to foster a strong transatlantic relationship has been undone by white nationalist christo-fascists and their demantia riddled geriatric figurehead. Disgusting.
Never forget that Trump didn’t appear out of thin air, this is what Americans as a whole decided they wanted.
That’s an oversimplification of what has been an ongoing campaign to perform a slow coup and brainwash a significant part of the population. It is also untrue. Setting the propaganda aside (which has been progressing since the 1980s), the Republicans have been worming and cheating through local politics in order to create a situation where, even when they and their policies are deeply unpopular, and fail to garner popular support, they still win elections.
Decades of destroying our education system and rigging our first past the post system in their favor. Our politics are fucked because our political systems are fucked and have disenfranchised our voters.
The classic example is Texas and the gerrymandering of Austin (seriously, look at that map, it’s disgusting and it’s going ti be worse now). Republicans have done such a good job that out of 23.2 million eligible voters, less than half even bother to vote (11 in 2024).
*what the rich Americans decided and made the herd follow.
Did all Russians as a whole decide what they want? All Chinese?
This is a gross oversimplification.
It is and it isn’t.
Not EVERY American wanted this, but the electoral system and voters did.
The point is as a nation that has to deal with the US, this is what the people have given us, and we should assume that they’ll continue voting this way.
There were always cracks in the relationship, now they’re just in the clear.
e.g. Hague Invasion Act
He’s making shit up as usual (“big strong men with tears in their eyes”)…murica elected a pedophile…he will do and say pedophile things.
Just smile and nod…sign trade deals with Mexico, Canada, Mercosur and move on.
… despite Trump’s repeated claims, there has been no official announcement or decision in France confirming any increase in prescription drug prices.
I don’t even understand, it’s about exports?
Its about the big USA pharma corps. Basically to let them charge more for medicine. I don’t know if the deal is true, and when will start (these things don’t start immediately), but the mockery itself is enough to cut ties with this country.
I am not sure as I am not an expert for this industry, but I assume it’s about price hikes to increase profits for the pharmaceutical industry. Unlike in the US, prices for drugs in Europe are subject to strong price regulations, meaning that the companies face legal limits on how to set prices. That’s how I read that at least, but maybe there is someone around with more expertise in the pharmaceutical sector.
oh so they want Europe to increase prices to be less competitive? I would support increasing prices on US exports, so we are taking the tariff money 👍
I’m not French but fkn infuriated. Only Europeans can mock Europeans. If they treat president like that, ask yourself how they treat average Pierre. It’s disrespect to entire nation and Europe.
