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RB TexLa

(17,003 posts)
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 10:21 PM Oct 2017

2020 we must put nationalism in it's place


Since the end of WWII, the US has sought out to be a leader in the world. We have promoted and facilitated economic and political integration of the world. This has been an undebatable position, until now. Trump has pulled the US out of TPP. He has cheered on "Brexit." Threatened to impose knee jerk and unnecessary tariffs, as well as floating the idea of applying a VAT to all imports.

Just today the Mexican and Canadian negotiators said the US is trying to interject protectionism into NAFTA.

This way of thinking and political philosophy needs to be eradicated from our country.
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2020 we must put nationalism in it's place (Original Post) RB TexLa Oct 2017 OP
I agree, but a lot of Democrats support(ed) Nationalism, isolationism, withdrawal from trade Hoyt Oct 2017 #1
"This has been an undebatable position, until now" former9thward Oct 2017 #2
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. I agree, but a lot of Democrats support(ed) Nationalism, isolationism, withdrawal from trade
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 11:19 PM
Oct 2017

agreements, etc.

former9thward

(31,941 posts)
2. "This has been an undebatable position, until now"
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 11:24 PM
Oct 2017

Really? I guess you have forgotten all the opposition to NAFTA from Democrats. I guess you have forgotten all the opposition to the TPP from Democrats, including Clinton. I guess you have forgotten the demands by unions to put tariffs on steel imports, car imports, etc., ect.

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