Trump decoupled the US economy from China economy. What "some" said was "impossible", it happened. China prepared for the moment

In other "times", we would read or hear something like this from the so-called "Specialized Media", but the level of nonsense and desperation of this group is so great they can no longer comment on the obvious. "Fasten your seatbelts... the pilot has disappeared" (allusion to the title and to a US comedy movie from the 80s, self-explanatory title, the title of the Brazilian version is better than the original title in English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane!).

When Trump taxes China by more than 100% and China retaliates (it prepared for this) by more than 100%, in practice the two economies are disconnected, by force.

I emphasize it because the so-called "illustrated media" of the bubbles said that this issue would be impossible to happen due the connection between the two economies (USA and China), and they're too big ones, in fact the "Denial" is an act of desperation and foolishness, because in "Trump's logic", if the connection with China is cut, the "jobs", industry etc "will return" to the USA... ignoring there's an entire network of manufacturing, transportation of products that will never return to the USA, this is gone forever, besides the fact China has connections with the whole world, there's no point in the USA taxing to "punish" China as China's bilateral trade with the rest of the world will disappear, unless the "Big Orange" (Trump) wants to threaten half the world. Does he have the strength, today, to do this?...

Trump speaks as if the current US were at the same level as the 80s/90s, that's "gone", no longer exists. He wants countries to pay for the "reindustrialization" of the US, and that's not going to happen.

In addition to the bankruptcy that will be caused internally, several US products that circulate in the US require parts and pieces made in China and other countries taxed, with a stratospheric tariff of over 100%; who is going to sell these? And the inflation that will come, destroying the wages of workers in the US?

Those who thinks Trump "amazing" in Brazil (US and whole world) really have serious cognitive or visual deficiencies in how they "see the world"...

[OFF] Attempts to oust President Dilma Rousseff are undemocratic

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff with children in Rio de Janeiro last week.
Photograph: Roberto Stuckert Filho/AFP/Getty Images

Letters. Monday 11 April 2016 17.24 BST; Last modified on Monday 11 April 2016 22.00 BST

We are extremely concerned about the sustained efforts by sections of Brazil’s rightwing opposition to destabilise – and ultimately overthrow – its constitutional and elected government, including through attempting to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. This campaign has involved demonstrations for “regime change” through the ousting of the president before the end of her term. These have even included overt calls for the military to carry out a coup d’état.

There is also a crude campaign aimed at discrediting former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whom Dilma is seeking to appoint as a minister in her government. The aim here seems to be not only to oust Dilma but also legally bar Lula as a potential presidential candidate in 2018.

Meanwhile, trade unions and social movements have denounced examples of physical aggression against government supporters. We oppose this golpista attempt, echo the support for Brazil being given by the Union of South American Nations, and defend Brazilian democracy.

Brian Eno
Michael Mansfield QC
Dr Francisco Dominguez Head of Latin American and Brazilian studies research group, Middlesex University
Grahame Morris MP
Kelvin Hopkins MP
Roger Godsiff MP
Jeff Cuthbert AM Welsh national assembly member
Manuel Cortes General secretary, TSSA
Doug Nicholls General secretary, GFTU
Mick Cash General secretary, RMT
Kevin Courtney Deputy general secretary, National Union of Teachers
Tony Burke Assistant general secretary, Unite the Union
Dr Derek Wall International coordinator, Green party of England and Wales
Salma Yaqoob
Martin Mayer Labour party national executive committee member
Dr Julia Buxton Central European University
Oscar Guardiola-Rivera Birkbeck, University of London
Francisco Panizza Professor in Latin American and comparative politics, LSE
Dr Peter Hallward Professor, Kingston University

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