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		SteveNuts 83 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Retailers will soon have only about 7 weeks of ful... > the only road left is escalation. The other road is isolation, which I find much more likely. They'll just cut us off completely and deal with it.

ben_w 83 days ago | [–]

These are not totally exclusive — the world may isolate the USA, and the USA may escalate with anyone (or everyone) to a hot war.

jldugger 83 days ago | [–]

China has no interest in isolating from the rest of the world, Taiwan especially.

okanat 83 days ago | [–]

OP meant the US. The world and its allies will isolate US. Just like they did with Soviets.

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