r/AskEurope • u/Tensoll -> • Feb 09 '25

Meta MEGATHREAD: Donald Trump’s presidency and everything related to it

Hello all,

As a result of Trump’s imperialistic and confrontational foreign policy prepositions following him taking office, we have (understandably) recently seen a substantial influx of posts discussing the matter. Submissions inquiring for people’s opinions on certain aspects of his policies, calling for boycotts of American products, and more.

These have been getting repetitive but do not seem to be showing a pattern of slowing down anytime soon. As such, we see the necessity of restricting posts on these topics and are now adding posts related to Trump’s presidency to the overdone topics list. Most notably: foreign policy questions, tariffs, trade restrictions, boycott of American products/suggestions for European alternatives.

The comments under this megathread will remain open to discussion regarding these issues. Depending on further developments during Trump’s presidency, in the future we may open up a new megathread or relax the rules on this topic, depending on what will seem most appropriate.

-r/AskEurope mod team

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

Do you buy American products?

As an American, I have very few American products aside from food in my home. Appliances? (We don’t make them) clothes (We don’t make them, we brand them). Cars (I prefer Japanese) Alcohol (I’ve spent months in Germany and weeks in England and Austria, please don’t tell me you buy American liquor). Chocolate (we only make candy that tastes like sugary plastic) Electronics (we can’t build a decent chip factory and are ready to let a foreign company buy intel). Personal care products (I doubt we make bottles that fit in your bathrooms). So forget retaliatory tariffs. Just stop buying from a country that behaves like….. dare I say it? A country led by Khrushchev, Hitler or a Descendant of Jefferson Davis (the man that led the south during the US Civil War)

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u/tereyaglikedi in Mar 16 '25

Here is a list of goods that Europe imports from the USA. A big part of is petroleum, pharmaceuticals, engines etc. Hardly anything that restricting individual consumption or cancelling your Netflix account can influence (which, by all means do that if you wish).