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16. And Al Gore was wrong. He pulled a fast one on you and millions of others like you

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 08:36 AM

Jul 2016

who believed the corporate NAFTA snake oil, promises, and lies the Robert Rubin Wall Street crowd was peddling back then.

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Free Trade is Here to Stay So Mend it, Don't (Try to) End It [View all] ericson00 Jul 2016 OP

lol SoLeftIAmRight Jul 2016 #1

nopex100 840high Jul 2016 #3

Allow me to sing you the song of my people Scootaloo Jul 2016 #11

Like the man said: NOPE. marble falls Jul 2016 #2

Nope. PowerToThePeople Jul 2016 #4

Kill it with FIRE. And trash the bumper sticker bullshit. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #5

No doubt we can turn it back into fair trade. Rex Jul 2016 #8

Why the scare quotes? Neoliberalism is an actual thing Scootaloo Jul 2016 #9

It's a horrible trade agreement Aerows Jul 2016 #13

Al Gore convinced me in 1993 that free trade is a good thing: Nye Bevan Jul 2016 #10

Ross Perot wasn't wrong. Aerows Jul 2016 #14

Anyone that is cheering for TPP Aerows Jul 2016 #12

I feel compelled to reiterate Aerows Jul 2016 #15

I support fair trade not corporate trade. forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #17

Cancer is here to stay. Mend it, don't try to end it. LWolf Jul 2016 #18