You know exactly what kind of protectionism we are talking about here: economic protectionism. The kind that has to be employed by a decaying empire whose popul

You know exactly what kind of protectionism we are talking about here: economic protectionism. The kind that has to be employed by a decaying empire whose populist, anti-entrepreneurial, anti-business and anti-innovation policies led to it losing the high-tech race and now instead of working together for progress is walling itself off to dream of the memory of its lost glory.