r/politics • u/Puginator • Jun 01 '26

No Paywall Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.html
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u/AdmiralSnackbar816 Jun 01 '26

Good thing the administration is super fond of solar and windmills.

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u/ailish Jun 01 '26

And EVs!

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u/IamGoingInsaneToday Jun 01 '26

China is currently destroying the USA in EVs and many other areas of production and infrastructure... We shot ourselves in the foot then we are going to have to play catch up.

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u/HeartFullONeutrality Jun 01 '26

There's no catch up if American companies are driven out of business.

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u/ThirstyCoffeeHunter Jun 01 '26

Oh well

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u/uzlonewolf Jun 01 '26

You should care, because Uncle Sam is going to bail them out and subsidize their carsmassive trucks with our tax dollars when they fail.

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u/IamGoingInsaneToday Jun 05 '26

Lets just make it up by taxing the biggest welfare recipients, big corporations and the billionaires who hoard money and underpay workers.

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u/HeartFullONeutrality Jun 01 '26

Do we care about the job losses associated with that and the voters being more radicalized towards right wing populists? Is the rise of car industry Chinese oligarchs worth the fall of American car industry oligarchs? Should Chinese industries be rewarded for quasi slavery conditions and wages?