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Your comparison falls apart in the first few words: > USA, a country that known for the land of freedom The US might say it's the land of freedom, but it's be
by mft_ 3mo ago
Your comparison falls apart in the first few words:
> USA, a country that known for the land of freedom
The US might say it's the land of freedom, but it's been playing the game of economic protectionism for centuries. This is just the latest example.
- sinatra 3mo ago> it's been playing the game of economic protectionism for centuries. Equal to or more than other major countries? If so, can you show me anything supporting your claim?
- mft_ 3mo agoI wasn't making a comparison or a value judgement. We're obviously both aware that other countries (and blocs, like the EU) also play the same game. Rather, I was simply noting that the US' "freedom" branding that the poster was referring to doesn't necessarily apply in the way they were assuming (their point was that the "free" US restricting models more than "authoritarian" China was ironic) given the US' history of economic protectionism.