True. Most of the manufacturing seems to be mid - high value add manufacturing. (Ie washing machines, ventilation, electrical, etc)

Literal commodity manufactured parts will be more global.

I don't know about factory, but Würth as a company can deliver all your nuts and bolts and crapload of other things from their own manufacturing.

@genau I care if democracy and liberty prevail everywhere, and that includes America. And the more Americans we have on our side, and the more that reject that Nazi regime, the better off we'll be as well. So yes, I think it's a good thing to be independent, and it's a good thing to have help from allies, and to help them in return. Sorry for the long reply.

@genau I don't support Europe for blood and soil reasons. I support it for what it stands for: freedom, democracy, independence, liberty. Those are the qualities I support. It doesn't matter regionally where those qualities appear: I'll support them there. I think the EU matters more to me right now because I live here, because I'm half French, and because I think we need to do this regardless, but it doesn't mean that I don't care who wins over in America. I do care. (cont)

@genau I don't completely disagree with that perspective: I think that being independent is a good thing in itself. I encourage everyone to support this movement regardless. However, it's not unrelated. And I do think 1) It matters what happens there and 2) we do have allies. It would be better if we didn't have a literal enemy at our backs but, instead, an ally. And the more people we get to switch to supporting EU and FOSS projects there, the better off we'll be. (cont).