given that all that the government cares about is alberta anyways, why don't we try this: if we abolish nafta, they'll get a market price for oil, which will negate the need to export to asia. that would be good for them....

it's really not an agreement that gives us much, besides rights to invest. and, what's unfolding is starting to look like theatre.

what trump is really doing is characteristic - he's tilting at windmills with this, by threatening us with something that's in our own interests, to begin with - because he doesn't remotely understand what he's talking about. the business press is aligning with their class interests.

but, speaking of emperors with no clothes...

and, i've said this over and over again: we should have offered to pull out in exchange for concessions. we can throw this deal in the trash overnight; we don't have to go through congress.

but, what trump wants is to extract concessions, so he's trying to build "leverage". that's not a negotiation amongst equals, it's a threat from an imperialist tyrant.

and, we need to straight up tell him to fuck off.

let's throw their imports in the sea.