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In reply to the discussion: Free traders, and I mean all of them, worldwide, do you understand what's wrong here? [View all]Zalatix
(8,994 posts)33. The free trade globalists are intentionally bleeding the working class.
When there's nothing left to take from the working class, they'll cast them aside.
Such is the nature of a parasite.
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Zalatix
Oct 2012
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I could see some people being all jazzed about it if we were exploiting low wages
brewens
Oct 2012
#4
The GOP has learned from Germany's mistakes, and the mistakes of all before them.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#12
By pointing out that "free trade" didn't lower prices, but just fattened corporate bottom lines
Populist_Prole
Oct 2012
#42
only if we rid the party of the corporatists and I don't see that happening anytime soon n/t
antigop
Oct 2012
#20
Are you kidding? Her husband invented the means to sell this Ponzi scheme to the sheeple.
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#23
K&R One quibble; they're just robbing Peter, Paul is still fucked. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#24
If free trade ended, what would you say to the 10 million Americans in export-supported jobs,
Nye Bevan
Oct 2012
#26
Yawn. What do you say to the 20 million who lost their jobs to offshoring? Nothing? Okthxbye!
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#32
Uh, no, they weren't, not like they are now. Not even close. Don't think you're fooling anyone.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#39
Could it have had something to do with them importing Chinese labor to build railroads for a song?
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#41