• Blaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    2 days ago

    Sorry, not an economist: wouldn’t be better for Europe to spend less on digital services provided by US companies? I thought that was the point of the whole movement, but as I said, I’m really not that knowledgeable about macro economics .

    In the meantime, I edited the title

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      Motivations behind actions matter. Reducing trade with the US may have several justifications. Among these are to “balance a trade deficit” and “to isolate America financially”.

      So, while the actions taken to reduce trade with the US may be the same for both justifications, there is a distinction to be made as to the justification for said actions.