The United States has placed Switzerland on a list of countries with “unfair trade practices”.

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    Can we get a digital badge that the citizens of any advanced liberal democracy that Magastan panels as “bad” can proudly display on their socials?

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      Don’t sully the “-stan” countries like that, they don’t deserve that association.

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    How many months is it going to take for the Magats to realize they fucked America over?

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    Switzerland has a positive balance of trade in goods and therefore appears on this list.

    Ah that’s why…

    We have good arguments. And we have been doing exactly what President Trump wants for a long time.

    Maybe it’s time to fucking stop pleasing the orange cunt, he doesn’t care!

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      Is this a legend to the five rings card?

      Where’s the mtg card at, get outta here with your shoddy card game!!

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    Fuck, I wish the government was this enthusiastic about unfair trade practices within its own country.

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      Except it has nothing to do with unfair trade practices. It’s all about breaking down the world order to make room for Russia.

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    Lmao what the actual fuck? Switzerland…? He’s going after the Swiss now…? I just… wow. What is happening.

    Edit: it’s apparently about - and I shit you not - chocolate. And it’s their volume market brand. Not even the really good stuff.

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    Europe needs to see that unity is the way to go. A united Europe is needed to stand against the mad kings in Russia and the US.

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    He’s either completely senile or doing Putin’s bidding by destroying whatever is left of the US’s international credibility.

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    Switzerland might really be one of the few countries no one can ever take over. Even if no one else cared — they will — sending troops running up a mountain where everyone has rifle skills and hidden bunkers is definitely not a military strategy I ever heard of.

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      The Nazis had every secret fortification, every hidden bunker, everything mapped out, they were just leaving them for later. Probably wouldn’t have come to that Switzerland would’ve done a San Marino, which almost holds the record as the only country to ever elect and de-elect fascists, and elect and de-elect Bolsheviks. “Almost” because the fascists went AWOL upon Mussolini’s death, before they could be voted out.

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      …no one can fully ever take over.

      ftfy

      Reason why the country is what it is, is because quite a few have tried an kinda stuck around.

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    The US is so fucked. People are not going to give the bully their lunch money. They’re going to team up against the bully.