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nolabels

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49. It would seem easy to debate any of his positions

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 11:22 AM

Oct 2012

The thing i was trying to point out to the poster was the people of this country will eventually be the ones who decide how trade is done with the rest of world. Its even kind of happening now in the elections. I don't think we are going to get much change this election but at least we now see these so called 'free traders' going covert because they are unfavored.

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Free traders, and I mean all of them, worldwide, do you understand what's wrong here? [View all] Zalatix Oct 2012 OP

And by the way... dchill Oct 2012 #1

Get arrested for vagrancy undergroundpanther Oct 2012 #29

Best explanation of globalization ever !!! fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #2

Yes, please, steal it and use it as your own. Express permission. Zalatix Oct 2012 #3

Additional Sources mckara Oct 2012 #7

Impressive reading list. I must get those books. Zalatix Oct 2012 #16

I could see some people being all jazzed about it if we were exploiting low wages brewens Oct 2012 #4

This is why the GOP needs to be destroyed. Literally. BanTheGOP Oct 2012 #5

The GOP has learned from Germany's mistakes, and the mistakes of all before them. Zalatix Oct 2012 #12

Agreed undergroundpanther Oct 2012 #30

Fantastic post, saved for future viewing and reference Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #6

I argued these points w/ my soon-to-be ex (Stanford MBA) alittlelark Oct 2012 #8

Free trade is a bipartisan failure. hay rick Oct 2012 #9

My question to you is how do you convince the masses former-republican Oct 2012 #10

Oh JEEZ. That's the part they can LEAST understand. Zalatix Oct 2012 #14

lol former-republican Oct 2012 #15

Your Stuff Is Far From Way Out There. It Is Reality And A Fact. TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 #22

By pointing out that "free trade" didn't lower prices, but just fattened corporate bottom lines Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #42

This is a thing of beauty and I'm not going to ruin it with my own commentary. pa28 Oct 2012 #11

Superb! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2012 #13

but, but, but....DLC Hillary says there are "advantages" to outsourcing antigop Oct 2012 #17

The war on America's working class is bipartisan. Zalatix Oct 2012 #19

only if we rid the party of the corporatists and I don't see that happening anytime soon n/t antigop Oct 2012 #20

Hillary needs to re-read the "Free trade is a win-win" memo. hay rick Oct 2012 #21

Are you kidding? Her husband invented the means to sell this Ponzi scheme to the sheeple. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #23

Ya gotta crawl before ya can walk. hay rick Oct 2012 #25

!!! marions ghost Oct 2012 #18

K&R One quibble; they're just robbing Peter, Paul is still fucked. n/t Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #24

See, that's the point, Peter and Paul have to find a way to work together. Zalatix Oct 2012 #35

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

Got a link for 20 million jobs lost to outsourcing? Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #48

I'm with you here, Zalatix. But free trade globalists are blinded by greed ~ Zorra Oct 2012 #27

The free trade globalists are intentionally bleeding the working class. Zalatix Oct 2012 #33

You might appreciate some of this discussion. moondust Oct 2012 #28

That's why I actively fought Clinton/Gore NAFTA upi402 Oct 2012 #31

oh, you guys. The current capitalist paradigm is based on... aletier_v Oct 2012 #34

What about the people in the countries that we outsource to? ComplimentarySwine Oct 2012 #35

See? You don't get it. I just told you, and you flat out didn't get it. Zalatix Oct 2012 #37

The thing is... ComplimentarySwine Oct 2012 #38

Uh, no, they weren't, not like they are now. Not even close. Don't think you're fooling anyone. Zalatix Oct 2012 #39

Please forgive me for referencing Wikipedia, but... ComplimentarySwine Oct 2012 #40

Could it have had something to do with them importing Chinese labor to build railroads for a song? Zalatix Oct 2012 #41

It appears that you haven't thought this through... ComplimentarySwine Oct 2012 #43

"I'm also not for Americans having jobs just because they're Americans" nolabels Oct 2012 #44

The dead giveaway was him/her implying Americans are not competitive. Zalatix Oct 2012 #47

It would seem easy to debate any of his positions nolabels Oct 2012 #49

It more than appears that your argument is both callous and incoherent. Zalatix Oct 2012 #46

"The US is the third largest exporter in the world". Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #50

The US has the largest trade deficit in the world. So what if we're the 3rd largest exporter? Zalatix Oct 2012 #53

But the plutocrats DO have feelings for American workers IDemo Oct 2012 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author bvar22 Oct 2012 #51

Well Done & DURec! bvar22 Oct 2012 #52

Of course they know. They don't care. They like those results. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #54