Do you care to elaborate? The Wikipedia page on Free Trade literally lays out the Free Trade vs Protectionist dichotomy and explains that governments often adop

Do you care to elaborate? The Wikipedia page on Free Trade literally lays out the Free Trade vs Protectionist dichotomy and explains that governments often adopt policies to protect local economies, workers, agendas, etc. in a Free Trade market... It sounds like you're arguing that Free Trade is just better hands down because some other smart people said so. My point (which you have not addressed) was that there are ethical and social components beyond the pure economics of the situation that weigh in (the exact weight being very much the topic of the OP) despite the fact that contemporary economists argue in favor of Free Trade.