Lesotho is shocking.
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Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 days agoChina is everyone’s biggest trading partner.
It’s not tho.
Call us a “puppet state” if you will, but we’re not as far up Trump’s ass as a lot of other allies.
The status of puppet state has nothing to do with whether a country’s leader opts to jerk off a clown in public, its about being willing to sacrifice your own economy for our benefit, and extends well beyond Trump.
Also: Supporting us in every war and hostile action against countries whose subjugation doesn’t even benefit your own capitalists.
Sunshine@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 days ago
Apparently they export a shitton of diamonds and textiles to the US, enough to outweigh their imports from China.
Sunshine@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Where did you find this interesting map?
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 days ago
Reddit, but it matches other sources.
fizzle@quokk.au 2 days ago
This is the US import origins, according to OEC World, the source of the data in your map.
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China may not be the US biggest trading partner, but it’s not far off.