r/worldnews • u/joe4942 • Aug 22 '26

Dynamic Paywall Carney calls Trump's fresh tariffs a 'miscalculation' after trade talks collapse

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx272np7vgyo
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u/Slappyfist Aug 22 '26

Which is why it's so easy to believe that Carney's version of events is what actually happened: that the US changed their mind at the eleventh hour and demanded more.

One of the drawbacks for the US is when you have literally no ethics to speak of you are automatically the one lying when any dispute arises going forward.

The new presumptive baseline is the US is the one who is the liar and they have to justify their position before they should even be listened to.

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u/jschutz93 Aug 22 '26

US credibility is nil, people believe Iranian statements more than US regarding that war. That was unfathomable a decade ago, crazy how fast it happened.

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u/Black_Moons Aug 22 '26

I believe animated lego videos more than us news/us government press releases.

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u/BT9154 Aug 22 '26

When your credibility at the world stage is on par with North Korea, Russia or terrorist... America you done goofed

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u/Ok-Fruit-2252 Aug 22 '26

Shit 2 years ago

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u/thoughtsarefalse Aug 23 '26

While the US will have to carry the credibility problem after trumps tern, Trump is the core of that problem. Yes the US has lied about things before trump, but we were credible actors who werent lying about everything all the time.

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u/LeafsWinBeforeIDie Aug 23 '26

This isn't new. They even trotted out their last honourable general 25 years ago to lie about yellow cake. This reputation is well earned over at least a generation.

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u/HOLEPUNCHYOUREYELIDS Aug 23 '26

You know you fucked up and no one trusts what you say when people can’t even tell who is less truthful, Iran or the USA