That's true. Not everyone is equipped to fight a war but the problem is that wars don't wait for us to make up our minds. They start by the enemy and after war is declared, we HAVE TO reciprocate and fight it or we lose everything.
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I might just have to scrape the word 'fairness' from the words I know because it doesn't seem to exist. This is a bullying act that is being done openly, but looks fair in the eyes of those who feel a 19% tariff is better than what their country was slammed with. Other countries especially the third world countries have stooped so low, probably due to fear or something.
I still can't believe that there would be justification from the United States if the Philippines or any other country decides to give a reciprocal of what they've received. I'm in disbelief honestly, because it takes a lot of guts to justify unfairness and bias. Maybe the whole BRICS thing was never a terrible idea in the first place, because the US keeps giving us valid reasons why it was set up.
Looking at what’s happening now, corruption feels deeply rooted in our system. From the top officials down to the lowest positions, it’s like everyone is just looking for ways to take advantage and steal our taxes. sure, there are still some good people in the government, but they’re heavily outnumbered. Eventually, even the good ones risk getting dragged into the same corrupt system.
You've just summarized the problem of almost every struggling countries in a few lines including my own country. At this point, I don't have hope for restoration again, because i strongly believe that we are affected by both internal and external factors, targeting those in government specifically. We where actually slammed with a 15% tarrif, but I wasn't even bothered because even a 1% tarrif wouldn't have made a significant impact due to the level of corruption.