2 ms·Remember when free trade was going to democratize and open China? What happened? This is terribleby whistlerbrk 10y agoRemember when free trade was going to democratize and open China? What happened? This is terriblechii 10y agoTHe free trade was never intended to do anything other than make a class of connected people richer.tremon 10y agoThe GP is referring to how it was sold to the public, not what its real intended effects were.