This is exactly what will happen and is well deserved/can only be expected.

The biggest problem with this, is the real reason we are sinking "drug boats" - "Pirate America" as I like to think of it.

You reverse engineer our tech giants - you don't get to participate in global trade.

Outside of an invasion of the US - something I don't know would even work (Canada full compliance would be required to have any chance at all) - I don't think there is a course of action to prevent/sidestep that course of action.

I assure you, the powers that be, already know this.

Previously shared at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46291509

With any luck, a Trump multi-crisis will get the US to finally adopt SI units.