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> the original TPP had plenty of protection for IP. The orange demagogue ditched the treaty You mean the same position taken by the other party's entire field
by StevePerkins 9y ago
> the original TPP had plenty of protection for IP. The orange demagogue ditched the treaty
You mean the same position taken by the other party's entire field in that election? (even if you suspect that Clinton's opposition was disingenuous, and forced by pressure from Sanders)
- diego_moita 9y agoAs in: "I am not wrong because everyone else is doing it"? Anyway, I am not too concerned with your country's future since I am not American.
- dalbasal 9y agoDon't be mean. We're all just talking, we're friends.
- stickfigure 9y agoThe world economy is not a zero-sum game. You're making the same mistake that Trump is. Everyone benefits from China, the United States, Europe et al becoming (and staying) rich and prosperous. We should all be concerned.
- chillacy 9y agoThis is true, but status is always relative to others, and I get the impression that those with more nationalist leanings would prefer a slightly worse off America if China would remain a 3rd world country instead of rising to challenge America on the world stage.
- acdha 9y agoThere’s a difference between saying it needed to be changed and ceding economic leadership to China. Trump’s flip-flop is presumably after hearing from large businesses about the cost of being left out entirely versus changes they would have been comfortable with.