The Sick Cult of Free Trade, or, Trading Away Our Jobs, Our Culture and Our Sovereignty
Posted by Socrates in 'isolationism', America, free trade, global citizens, global vs. local/regional, globalization, job outsourcing, jobs, memes/mottos, nation-building/nation-wrecking, politics, slogans for WNs, Socrates, sovereignty at 8:11 pm | 
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Bring back isolationism! It works! The idea that America has to trade with the entire world is ridiculous. We (America) can make almost everything we need ourselves, and for decades we did! We made everything from pens to batteries to radios to toasters to TV sets. But then came “free trade” and globalism and most American factories were closed as a result. “Free trade” is a dangerous cult ideology that seems to be embraced by many people on both the political Left and Right. Outlaw bikers have a saying: “FTW” (“Fuck the World”). That’s a good slogan/meme. Let’s use it. We don’t need the world.
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“To read the Times op-ed is to appreciate that what we are dealing with here (i.e., free trade) is an ideology, a political religion, a creed, a cult.”