Bernie and Trump's Scapegoating of Mexicans and Chinese on Trade and Immigration - Part I (Tariffs)

[TomCADem]

14. Sen. Brown Illustrates How Bernie Sanders Is Making Racial Dog Whistles

To begin with, it is a bit of a logical fallacy to just say "what about (insert name)?" This fallacy is aptly explained in this John Oliver video:

However, to indulge your point, Sherrod Brown actually reinforces the idea that Bernie is simply appealing to white resentment. In my OP, I documented how Bernie has had a long record of scapegoating Mexico and China when it came to pushing for steel tariffs. Of course, Canada is the number one exporter of steel to the U.S.

Now, when Trump imposed steel tariffs on Canada and the EU, Sen. Brown supported the plan:

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/brown-backs-trump-plan-raise-steel-tariffs-candada-mexico/1Llm8W34HU1ZexAJqnUXoK/

Sen. Brown backs Trump plan to raise steel tariffs on Canada, Mexico, EU

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown supports President Donald Trump’s decision Thursday to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from Canada, Mexico and the European Union.

Brown, D-Ohio, said he has “supported steel tariffs from the beginning, because China’s cheating has cost too many Ohio steelworkers their jobs.”

“I’m open to carving out allies who are not part of the problem, but steel overcapacity is a global problem that needs a global response,” Brown said.Portman said Trump should have exempted Canada and Mexico from the new tariffs in part because both are trying to negotiate a revised North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States.

However, except for Russia, Bernie Sanders inexplicably sought to exempt countries with mostly white populations:

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-trump-tariffs

We need a trade policy that is fair to American workers, not just large multi-national corporations. We need to stop the hemorrhaging of American jobs as large corporations shut down in the United States and move to low-wage countries.

"Donald Trump’s haphazard and reckless plan to impose tariffs on Canada and the European Union is an absolute disaster that will cause unnecessary economic pain to farmers, manufacturers and consumers in Vermont and throughout the country.

"I strongly support imposing stiff penalties on countries like China, Russia, South Korea and Vietnam to prevent them from illegally dumping steel and aluminum into the U.S. and throughout the world.

Now Canada and Germany both export more steel into the U.S. than China, yet Bernie wants to just focus on countries with Asians and Mexicans?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-factbox/factbox-top-steel-exporters-to-the-united-states-idUSKCN1GE10I

So, while I personally oppose protectionist trade policies, I think that Sherrod Brown is being ideologically consistent in trying to support Ohio steelworkers.

In contrast, how do you explain Bernie's decision to exempt mostly white countries with the exception of Russia, particularly since Canada and Germany import more steel into the U.S. then China, which is Bernie's bogeyman?