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I dunno. This reads to me like an attempt to retroactively justify the effects of US policies that were aimed at a different purpose. I don't think I've ever se
by SpicyLemonZest 2y ago
I dunno. This reads to me like an attempt to retroactively justify the effects of US policies that were aimed at a different purpose. I don't think I've ever seen an American politician say that they'd prefer for industry X or Y to be located in a different country.
- vel0city 2y agoJust going to ignore the Marshall Plan and Reverse Course policies then I guess? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Course https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Course This isn't some retroactive attempt to justify something. This was the actual policy at the time.
- SpicyLemonZest 2y agoI don't think either of these policies intended or caused other countries to "take over industries we did not want in our own backyards". In the 50s and 60s the US still ran consistent trade surpluses.