" Apparently the relocation of iPhone manufacturing back to the US under Trump failed due to the unavailability of such a simple thing as tiny screws. "
What I've seen is that if Corporate doesn't want something to succeed, they usually find some specious rationale not to. Corporate bean counters working in multinationals have no national or political alliances. To them it always devolves to "Cheap = Good". Moving production back to the homeland means higher upfront prices and lower profit margins as there is less slave labor involved. However, being able to make what you need on your own ground promotes your groups long term survival. The politicians job is to guide people in the right direction to promote progress in the publics best interest, not to just work the system to fatten their own bankroll. It's not a bad thing to have a population that's able to repair & maintain their own stuff, that actually know how to do things and have a reasonable idea of how the things they use actually work. There's a lot of positives to having a general population that can "use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without". Those folks from the '30's & '40's had a lot of adaptability & resilience compared to the average modern "consumer". The learning curve will be steep.
" Expansion and war always seems to be the band aid applied by fascist states "
It's an old & noble human tradition - "War is good business, invest your son, daughter, or others offspring". Thinning the herd, smartening up the survivors, the folks left over have more room to grow and some hard found wisdom to do it with. What a helluva process...
" My beef with Chinese Motorcycles is trying to weed out the crap from the better built and then the lack of support for their bikes "
Maybe a more nationally self sufficient market will fix that - more small repair shops, small machine shops, 3-D printer tech, possibly we won't care about sourcing OEM parts. Even the Japanese are reluctant to keep parts for more than ten years back. The lucrative philosophy of planned obsolescence is entrenched, but the side effect seems to be greater performance. Most machines now boast a 6 speed gearbox, even 650cc (40 cubic inch) sport machines routinely produce 120 HP or so in performance guise. Keeping them running long term isn't an issue for a market obsessed with having "the latest tech". IF we go back to on-shore production that'll likely change. The Bullet was built to function in a "make do" 1930's market and was brilliant as basic transport/weekend recreation back when the riders were expected to have basic mechanical & electrical skills. Maybe the future is the frugal Honda CG clone motor in multiple variations. You can certainly expect high performance equipment to become much more expensive to own & operate.
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