‘Hey I know we said that if we don’t transition from oil then everyone will die but we should have mentioned we’re fine with that if that’s what it takes for us to stay rich’

Though it’ll just mean they get exported to other countries instead and the US will lose out even harder.

Isn’t it just peachy how western economists were incessantly preaching about the wonders of free trade and outsourcing? I mean, who needs domestic industries when you can buy everything from whoever can make it cheapest, right?

But now that China has caught up and is offering better deals, suddenly US wants to close their borders and protect their own industries. How convenient for them.