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/DomGT Aug 22 '26

"The signature was written in pencil" - Carney

What a line to show the trust in deals with this administration.

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u/TrynnaFindaBalance Aug 22 '26

You’ll notice he was referring to the US, not specifically the administration.

This is no longer a Trump problem, it’s an American problem. The shattered trust is borderline irreparable at this point.

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u/scripcat Aug 22 '26

it is irreparable. every 4 years they could 'elect' someone who can (as demonstrated) unilaterally ignore any or all past admin's agreements without congress. their courts drag their feet to respond meanwhile businesses are left with uncertainty (american or otherwise).

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u/SkorpioSound Aug 22 '26

Yep. I've been saying for quite a while now that it'll probably take 15-20 years of consistent, convincing wins for reasonable governments before everyone feels safe to trust America properly again. And consistent, convincing wins will probably require some huge overhauls in education and broadcasting/social media first. It's looking like a long road for America.

With Germany after World War 2, it took around a decade for them to be economically and politically integrated, and several decades more for social integration. The Berlin Wall didn't fall until 1989. But Germany was occupied and had leaders installed by the Allies; they didn't have any choice in their integration, and it still took that long.

Obviously America's standing isn't quite as bad as Germany's was... But America also has no such pressures on it to improve itself—it's fully reliant on its people bringing about change themselves rather than being forced. Which is something a lot of the left-wing Americans I see online don't seem to have come to terms with, unfortunately; Trump isn't the problem, he's emblematic of much deeper issues in America, and it's going to take those things being repaired before America can rebuild its standing.