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What exactly is calling things "isolationist" supposed to do, and why should people be concerned about fighting that designation? They're a standard economic t
by pessimizer 2y ago
What exactly is calling things "isolationist" supposed to do, and why should people be concerned about fighting that designation?
They're a standard economic tool. They don't have to be run past free traders for their approval.
- bamboozled 2y agoThe idea is that the USA basically pissing off it's friends is a great idea and that the USA doesn't really need friends, or friendly trade agreements is where people get confused. People are using the term isolationist because that's what this is, there is an idea here that The USA can just piss the world off and destroy it's reputation because the whole world just can't go on without the USA and the USA doesn't need anyone else is really misguided and it is an isolationist policy. What I find most fascinating is that when I read MAGA / Conservative posts online, many of them seem to think that it also doesn't matter if people boycott American made products. If sentiment towards America is negative, it's seen as a positive thing. Let me ask you this, what on earth is the point of on shoring manufacturing, and making America great again, if it's only great within the confines of red states in the USA?