ITC Report Shows TPP’s Deep Flaws for U.S. Workers, Says Machinists Union President

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23. Kindly explain why an excerpt dealing with labor and environmental standards is 'anti-worker

propaganda'. Thanks.

You prefer the status quo? I consider that to be 'anti-worker'.

Perfectionism, no less than isolationism or imperialism or power politics, may obstruct the paths to international peace. Let us not forget that the retreat to isolationism a quarter of a century ago was started not by a direct attack against international cooperation but against the alleged imperfections of the peace.

In our disillusionment after the last war we preferred international anarchy to international cooperation with Nations which did not see and think exactly as we did. We gave up the hope of gradually achieving a better peace because we had not the courage to fulfill our responsibilities in an admittedly imperfect world.

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