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In what world? I'm too young to remember earlier times, but in the past 25 years the US has only ever been pushing for borderline if not outright protectionist
by ddebernardy 9y ago
In what world? I'm too young to remember earlier times, but in the past 25 years the US has only ever been pushing for borderline if not outright protectionist pro-US policies.
Exhibit A: copyright law. Exhibit B: patent law. Exhibit C: privacy/data protection law.
Anywhere they have an edge, the US aggressively arm-wrestles third parties into submitting themselves to trade deals that makes them keep subservient to whatever, and present their accomplishments to voters as "free trade" deals. It's not.
It's a bit like "peace process". It's code word for whatever American interests align to. Try to find any reference of the US being against a peace process. You won't.