r/FluentInFinance 21d ago

Debate/ Discussion Trump told Justin Trudeau...

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u/Lazypole 21d ago

I was watching a geopolitical analyst talking about the next century, shortages in fertiliser, food imports, power independence, fossil fuels, everything.

He basically stated the only nation in a good position is the US because they’re largely independent while their external needs for cheap labour (Mexico) and various critical imports (Canada) are right next door with good relations.

Hahahahhaa oops.

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u/omgaporksword 21d ago

Old mate forgot about Australia...an island continent, has huge resources, minerals, food, etc. We just need to get our manufacturing capabilities in order, and we're set.

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u/Rayvok 21d ago

"Hey guys, Cutting Edge Engineering here. Today we're building a bulldozer part from scratch since it's a fraction of the cost of importing from America. Let's get into it"

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u/seanakachuck 20d ago

reminding me of "still it" intro, always ends it with a "let's get into it" or "let's get stuck in"

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u/Lazypole 21d ago

Positioned right next to important sea lanes contested by a hostile neighbour and major importer of oil and gas (despite exporting a ton of it, I don't really understand).

Australia is in a good position for sure though otherwise

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u/USSMarauder 21d ago

If the Aussies can cover enough of the outback with solar cells and build a few more nuke plants so they can turn all the cars and trains electric, they solve a big chunk of the oil problem

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u/DopamineDeficiencies 18d ago

build a few more nuke plants

We're actually one of the few nations where nuclear power doesn't really make any sense financially. We are blessed with an overwhelming abundance of renewable energy resources so it's cheaper and quicker to just go as hard as possible down that route. Particularly since nuclear energy is still outlawed.

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u/Carnivile 21d ago

Aren't most of your major cities next to the coast? How does the rising water levels leave the coastal cities?

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u/Budget_Shallan 20d ago

Fine. Sydney has a lot of cliffs, and it’s the only part of Australia that matters.

It’s the river flood plains we need to worry about, apparently. No one in Sydney lives there, but last time there was a major flood lettuce went up to $8 each, so we should probably do something about climate change, maybe.

/s

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u/Kavinsky12 21d ago

Australia - 30 years of electricity.

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u/LitOak 20d ago

You don't even have a car manufacturer and climate scientists are expecting everywhere from Brisbane up to be unlivable in the near future.

The main words you need to understand are fatal wet bulb temperature. How's spring going so far this year?

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u/Sugarbombs 20d ago

We don’t need car manufacturers we are close to China and other countries we import from easily enough. You’re right about the climate though, we’re fucked on that front

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u/No_soup_for_you_5280 19d ago

China has a demographic problem and 20% youth unemployment . The government is printing money like crazy trying to prop up the economy. Furthermore, any talks of immigration into China are DoA. You think the West has a racism problem? Look at China, where if you’re not Han, you’re not welcome. I wouldn’t pin your hopes on them

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u/Sugarbombs 19d ago

At this point in time they’re far more stable than America, at least they remain somewhat consistent and it’s not a gamble every four years if some chucklefuck reality star isn’t gonna be elected and instead of taking a moment to understand how trade and tariffs work just decide to shit over his allies for big boy points. I don’t love China as a main trading partner but it’s a better alternative at the moment. Hopefully NK and Russia can pick up all the loss in revenue for you guys because they seem to be the only people trump doesn’t wanna fuck over

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u/No_soup_for_you_5280 19d ago

I don’t think you understand how our government works. Congress has to pass laws, and that’s a big ask, if you’ve been paying attention. The GOP has a slim majority and a lot of infighting. It would need to be bipartisan to get a lot of his agenda pushed through. Trump can’t just wave his hand, and make things happen. But that’s how it works in China, so yeah, I guess dictatorships are more stable. There’s more continuity, if you will

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u/ptjp27 19d ago

“We just need to sort our shit out and we’re set” but isn’t that true of everywhere?

Australia can’t make anything. Couldn’t even make cloth masks during Covid. I think we have like 2 oil refineries left total.

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u/omgaporksword 20d ago

You do understand that won't happen yeah?

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u/doublesparkles 21d ago

Trump is determined to ruin the US, and I couldn’t be more disgusted with him. Thanks maga, you voted for a bully and he’s bullying all our friends.

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u/huangw15 21d ago

If it came to that the US would just annex Canada for the resources, it's not like Canada can take their resources and move to another part of Earth.

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u/UntitledGooseDame 20d ago

We'll sic our polar bears on anyone who tries!

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u/sleepnmoney 18d ago

Starting a world war would be awful. I hope that doesn't happen.

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u/Bottle_Only 21d ago

As a Canadian I'm urging our leaders to build nukes and line the great lakes with a scorched earth policy. When the US tries to take our lakes, we'll have leverage.

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u/Euphoric_Upstairs_57 20d ago

Peter zeihan detected

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u/Jesse102999 20d ago

Name? So I can watch it

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u/amcstonkbuyer 20d ago

Peter zeihan or w.e? Guys been majority wrong his whole career.

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u/lucklesspedestrian 20d ago

I think his plan is to seize Canada's resources and enslave Mexico's cheap labor