> a real conversation to be had that a country should ensure it has strategic industries
Then let that be the reason for tariffs rather than the bullshit argument of trade deficit = taking money.
Then let that be the reason for tariffs rather than the bullshit argument of trade deficit = taking money.
Maybe some smart people, somewhere, would hypothetically have a strategy. Those people currently hold no power. It's not "political theater", it's our ACTUAL politics. It's just so ridiculous that it looks like theater. Which just means the situation is worse than you originally thought.