Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "The Young Turks" channel.

I don't think trade wars have every really worked in the past and I don't see why they would now and if I recall, I think the last time we've had a trade war where both side put tariffs on more then once was in 1930's and we all know how well that happened, ironiclly it was the US that started that too. Either way, Trump could only win this if the other players like the EU and China didn't put tariffs on US goods but they had to do that because if they didn't, Trump will think he's won and get more aggresive, in other words, tic for tac is the name of the game and we all lose out for it, the problem for Trump and the US is that they stand to lose out the most because the rest of the world is far bigger and they can trade with each other, this isn't what Trump had in mind but clearly Trump doesn't know economics. We should also rememeber that Trumps tariffs on the EU and US harm a lot of American jobs, then throw in the tariffs the EU and China puts on the US and if other tariffs go on both sides, it's going to really hurt living standards in the long run. This could also be Trump's hanging moment, if Trump goes ahead with more big tariffs, that could be enough to force him out once it starts to bite into peoples pockets. Another thing that Trump doesn't understand, the US isn't needed as much as he likes to think, the EU alone is about the size of the US, China is more or less the same and then there is the rest of the world, if Trump keeps pushing, he's going to weaken the US big time at a time the US can't afford that with a rising China.
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The real question is, how many of the voters actually knew what they was voting for?, most I got the impressive didn't have much of a clue and voted on fear. The ironic thing is, Scotland would likely win a vote to pull out of the UK, after that Northern Ireland could be next, and say the UK has the same kind of trade deal with the EU like the likes of Norway or Iceland have, what independents is that when still a lot of the laws will come from the EU and we still give them money, then I have to wonder who the people that wanted out will blame then. In truth, most of us wasn't informed in what we was voting for and that is a big problem when both sides where slinging mud at each other to see which stick the most, in this case the ones out got that, but really, how is that democracy?, democracy only works if people are informed about what they are voting on. Personally I think the UK needed out of the EU because I don't think we was going to learn until after that, now those same people will put the blame on other things for the same problems we're likely going to have.
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Lol, I suggest you do some research on Norway, for all intent and purpose they are a EU member with little to no say in how things get done, if that's what you want for the UK then the EU would be more than happy with that. Norway has open borders with the EU, they pay a similar amount of money per capita into the EU pot, they apply most EU laws, for the most part, Norway is a EU member without being in the EU, Switzerland is similar but they did it by bilateral agreements. I checked up about 6 trade deals that are possible for the UK, every one of them are worse than what we already have, so who in the right mind thought the UK could have their cake and eat it?, never heard of any club giving its benefits without being a member of it, which is what many in the UK thought they could get.
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To me Boris Johnson never expected the leave side to win, what he wanted was us to stay in the EU but the vote to be enough to force David Cameron out of his job so he could move in. The moment the leave side won, he went into hiding and shortly afterwards, decided not to run for PM, now some can say he was kicked out but he didn't bother to fight at all, it all seems like he took the easy way out because he knows he made a mess.
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Kelso Sunshine Nothing changes, because the EU wasn't really the problem, it just became the scapegoat, you know what's really funny, the EU has protected the British people many times from the British governments on laws like workers rights, now we don't have that check and balance and the government in Britain can get away with more.
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We shouldn't underestimate what Corbyn did here, he was fighting many in his own party, he was fighting against three quarters of the mainstream media and was starting out at a low base of around 20 points and managed to mobilise enough younger voters to vote by bypassing the mainstream media and going through the internet and showed younger voters that they can make a difference. Younger voters are usually more progressive in that they want change because they have there life ahead of them compared to older voters and the likes of Labour, the Lib Dems, the Democrats in the US should learn from this, mobilise young voters, try and bypass the mainstream media which is too corrupted and maybe thing can actually get better for us all and in any event, if people want change then we have to be willing to vote for change.
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Democracy only really works if people are informed on what they are voting on and as it is, a lot of people didn't know what they was voting for, that to me is a real problem.
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That's not true, it was a protest vote, a lot of people in the UK don't even know what the EU is nevermind what it stands for, what was it on Google, top trending search "What is the EU", really, now the funny thing is, many people said they would vote to stay and not leave now they are seeing what impact it's having.
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ThatDutchguy Thats hard to say really, what amazes me the most is how many people have changed there mind on it, it wouldn't surprise me if the vote was done today if the outcome would be 55% to 65% to remain, either way it doesn't matter, I get the impression the EU doesn't want the UK because we're more trouble than we are worth. In any case, if we stay in the EU or not now doesn't matter, I think the damage is done, the UK have lost a lot of respect and trust not just in Europe but around the world, signs are already showing that the US is realigning with the EU more than the UK. To me this is just the next step in the decline of the UK over the last 100 years in how much of a impact we have around the world.
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Does seem that way like a movement is growing to keep us in the EU, can't really blame them really with how much of a mess the debate was in the first place based on lies and backtracking from the leave side, it's given the ones that want to stay in the EU a lot of ammunition.
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Thats basicly it, she's comes across as robotic and keeps saying the same slogans that mean nothing, like Brexit means Brexit could mean anything and yet shes says no deal is better than a bad deal and yet she won't explain what that would mean, it's crazy but the reality check hasn't sunk in yet in the UK and I suspect it's only going to kick in when it's too late.
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It's true that throwing violence at violence isn't working, I saw a youtube clip a few months ago showing terrorism of the last 30 years and it was quite steady until 9/11 where it skyrocketed, it's clear to see that whats being done isn't working and they need a radical rethink because it's getting worse.
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Thats how real decline happens, by pretending these things are not happening and putting your head in the sand, in any case, lets see how well things go when tariffs start to bite the voting people, it's easy to talk but it's another thing to take action when it bites on the arse and it's clear the EU and US wont back down on this and are likely to get tougher on the US if they keep pushing, in the end it's the US thats going to lose out the most.
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To me Trump isn't the issue, if you side step him and hurt the Republican party, there base and the country, that could be enough to force Trump out, in any case, it's going to hurt the longer it drags on. Either way, I don't see how Trump can win this, he underesteamated the other countries and now Trump have boxed himselfs in to either backing down which would be quite humiliating for Trump or he can push ahead with more tariffs which could be even more humiliating longer term, either way he's screwed up here.
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True, but unless they act, they will take the blame with Trump, in any case, if more tariffs go on goods, it's going to start to really bite and Trump and the Republican party will be right in the firing line with that once it starts hitting people in the pocket so maybe next yeah could be Trump's hanging moment.
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