>> No thanks, I though you just did, and I don't need to see any more impoverishment happen <<
i understand. these are broad topics and it would take quite a bit of effort to delve into the complexities of those ideologies. it would take quite a bit for me to lay out the whole case for why protectionism and economic nationalism is the proper conservative policy for this country as well, and someone like pat buchanan could do a better job anyway.
i do hope that i have helped to dispel some of the misconceptions surrounding the history of protectionism though. perhaps some here weren't aware of the great conservative tradition of protectionism that proved quite successful in our history.
if people don't want to give my arguments much weight, perhaps they will be motivated to read up on how great presidents and founders such as washington, madison, adams, jefferson, hamilton, clay, lincoln, teddy roosevelt, coolidge, etc and all of the republicans from the civil war up until world war two were all protectionists or in favor of tariffs. reagan preached free trade but didn't have a problem slapping quotas on steel, motorcycles, electronics, and other things when he deemed it necessary.
there is a great conservative tradition that has supported protectionism in the past, and it's only recently that the neo-conservatives of today have sold out their principles to big business special interest groups.
it's a shame, and for that republicans have lost my vote. |
