03-17-2020, 03:50 PM
(03-17-2020, 12:35 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(03-17-2020, 09:36 AM)panamaniac Wrote: Actually, it means you can only do it as part of a negotiated agreement. The GofC is walking on eggshells striving to ensure that a unilateral closure by the USA does not shut down our fresh food supply.
We managed to reach that agreement with the rest of the world (or at least the rest of the G7).
@ijmorlan Yes, I agree, in theory the US should be similar to here, but it isn't, and it's not just Trump, plenty of GOPers are actively preaching people disobey medical professionals. It's scary. Few countries have had a worse response than the US.
As you point out though, we're not dealing with a rational actor in the US. I would not put it past Trump to be like "You don't allow entry to US citizens? Well fuck you, total closure of Canada/US border, no movement of goods". Which would quickly create a massive humanitarian crisis due to a shortage in our fresh food supply. Would it be irrational? Yes. Would it inflict massive damage on the US too? Yes. But neither of those things have stopped any of Trump's previous trade wars.
When it comes to the rest of the G7 that's not an issue. We're not dependent on any of them, and they're not dependent on us. There will be no humanitarian crisis from UK citizens being unable to enter, even if they retaliated irrationally (which they probably wouldn't, because Boris is terrible but still not Trump).