cardra<p>It seems to me <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is playing a dangerous game with his latest threat against the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bric</span></a> nations.</p><p>He's probably okay for now, with the threat, but if they call his bluff, it'll start a snowball rolling he won't be able to catch, and neither will succeeding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> presidents. The way I see it is this.</p><p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> imposes 100% tariffs on imports from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> so china can't pay <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/opec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opec</span></a> countries in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dollars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dollars</span></a> so <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/opec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opec</span></a> have to start using another <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/currency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>currency</span></a> and the circle goes on.</p><p>But this circle is really a snowball because it will gradually affect more and more countries, until only <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> can still pay in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dollars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dollars</span></a> for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a>.</p><p>Then trump is between a rock (his oil company buddies) and a hard place, his tariff war with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> whose currency is now growing in importance.</p><p>Substitute the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/renminbi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renminbi</span></a> for whatever alternative to the dollar takes off and you have the spiral in clear view.</p><p>If Trump is really lucky, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/euro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>euro</span></a> will be the coin of choice, because at least that way, he'll be able to use it too.</p><p>This policy belongs to one of those special cases, like having kids, where the choice is literally irreversible.</p><p>For all people rail about his other policies they#re not in this class. Admittedly with great cost, they can all be undone.</p><p>This one can't. It's a one way ticket.</p>