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It is neither racist of xenophobic, and you using that as a argument is an extreme strawman. There is certainly a class that has been disrupted over the last 2
by tossandthrow 2mo ago
It is neither racist of xenophobic, and you using that as a argument is an extreme strawman.
There is certainly a class that has been disrupted over the last 20-30 years to the point where their lives gone worse.
It would likely have been protected with trade barriers and immigration barriers.
Om the other hand, I don't believe protectionism has ever been the solution. Why should the domestic labor be protected over international labour?
Increasing inequality is, however, one of the greatest threats so society.
- Certhas 2mo agoTrade barriers are a different thing than immigration though. I believe there is much more evidence that trade displaced traditional jobs than that immigration led to an oversupply of labour.