• futatorius@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    He’s stupid enough to believe that autarky is a desirable situation, without actually knowing what the word means.

    • CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      It can be under certain circumstances, its generally desireable for a country to be able to feed itself for example, and being able to produce products yourself is useful when negotiating trade agreements. The problem is when autarky becomes conflated with isolationism.