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you're cherry-picking one city, in one industry that fell behind, and using it as an argument against all international trade? or just some international trade?
by twelve40 3y ago
you're cherry-picking one city, in one industry that fell behind, and using it as an argument against all international trade? or just some international trade? what is your point?
- CPLX 3y agoOne city? At minimum it’s a massive region of the country stretching from Allentown to Omaha and up to Rochester and down to Cincinnati. More accurately it’s basically every part of the country that’s not a city oriented towards finance or media. We’re talking millions upon millions of families shattered, communities left to die, whole areas racked by joblessness and addiction, and a society more unequal than ever. My argument would be that we shouldn’t have fucking done that. It’s possible to invest in and support domestic manufacturing. The Europeans aren’t this dumb they haven’t gone down this road.