Comment on YSK: Europe Can Wreak HAVOC On America Without Firing a Bullet.

• Pika@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I’m not OP but you may want to reread that post. they clearly use the word mainly there to indicate most but not all. You are cherry picking their argument to fit your mantra.

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  • gasgiant@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It’s the last line. Where they say it is owned by governments just not European ones. That’s just wrong. They do own some of it. How much is up for debate but to say they don’t is wrong.

    Also agree they probably won’t do anything with it as using it as a lever will also damage global markets, increase the overall cost of debt and impact all the economies involved.

    However the world seems so fucking mental at the moment. So who’s to say it won’t happen.

    Also I do wonder if China might do it with theirs just because they can, to flex their muscles or as a big fuck you to the US.

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    • zloubida@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I counted, I say 5 times “mainly” or a variation of “mainly” in our discussion and I wrote one ambiguous (if taken out of context) sentence. You’re trying to save face at this point.

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      • gasgiant@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Again your own post. You do put a couple of maybes in there but then say the only exception is Norway and finish with a very unambiguous final sentence that EU governments do not own US government debt.

        It’s not me that’s trying to save face by bringing a load of maybes into it. You were wrong. EU governments do own US debt.

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        Just the last two sentences again since you seem to be a bit thick

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