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ashling

(25,771 posts) Mon May 11, 2015, 03:20 PM May 2015

I'm not against trade or trade agreements

I'm against stupid, ill advised trade agreements

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I'm not against trade or trade agreements (Original Post) ashling May 2015 OP

I'm also agaisnt trade agreements negotiated in secret meow2u3 May 2015 #1

I agree ashling May 2015 #2

It's quite a fine line that some are walking. KMOD May 2015 #3

meow2u3

(24,761 posts)

1. I'm also agaisnt trade agreements negotiated in secret

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2015, 04:03 PM

May 2015

I oppose trade agreements whose details are classified, replete with the "trust me" attitude.

Dear Mr. President: If TPP is such a good idea, why the secrecy? What's he hiding? The fact that foreign corporations will become veritable dictators?

ashling

(25,771 posts)

2. I agree

Reply to meow2u3 (Reply #1)

Tue May 12, 2015, 01:03 AM

May 2015

I chose the wording intending to reference the now famous Obama position on the war in Iraq

"I'm not against all wars, just stupid wars" (or something like that)

KMOD

(7,906 posts)

3. It's quite a fine line that some are walking.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2015, 01:11 AM

May 2015

Politicians playing politics.

Crazy stuff.

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