leetnewb ,

Not all that convincing, particularly when it draws quotes from other libertarian sources.

Amoxtli OP ,

Did you want communist sources?

off_brand_ ,

Wait what source would you consider Communist outside of relevant state medias?

pbjamm ,
@pbjamm@beehaw.org avatar

anyone left of NewsMax

leetnewb ,

Strangely, no notification of your response on my screen like I normally get from post responses.

Anyway, I'm just saying that an article from an expressively libertarian education platform citing an outwardly libertarian think tank is a double whammy of credibility degradation. A communist source would generally be bad, a communist source citing a communist source would be double bad. I just don't think publications with a proud ideological bent make for reliable sources, but that charge is less meaningful if they draw on information and content that is unaligned with their core beliefs.

DdCno1 ,

As expected, the article doesn't even mention China's own extremely restrictive tariffs, including those on foreign-made cars.

InevitableList ,

Why would it? Reason has never targeted a Chinese audience.

DdCno1 ,

Because context matters. In the same vein, the hidden and thereby illegal state subsidies Chinese electric car makers are receiving should also be mentioned. Biden's tariffs aren't happening in a vacuum.

drwho ,
@drwho@beehaw.org avatar

"Illegal state subsidies?" From whom?

DdCno1 ,

I'll let you figure out where Chinese car makers are getting their subsidies from.

Dark_Arc , (edited )
@Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg avatar

I think their point is legality is relative ... surely what China is doing is legal in China. "Unreasonable" would be a better term than illegal.

DdCno1 ,

It's not relative. The moment a Chinese good is being sold outside of China, it has to follow local laws, which includes laws against market manipulation. Chinese manufacturers and sellers have been ignoring them for a long time, but there is finally some pushback.

drwho ,
@drwho@beehaw.org avatar

Got it in one.

Zaktor ,

Wow, the libertarian magazine doesn't like tariffs??

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