You claimed that Ronald Reagan was a "protectionist" and then that any management of trade is "socialistic."
Don't play coy.
Let me remind you, again (and for the last time): I’m the one arguing on this thread that Reagan was a free-trader. You won’t even acknowledge it because you are deliberately being obtuse. You think you can score points that way.
Excuse me, I'M the one that first stated management of trade was socialistic! Don't leave me out of your hate-fest!
Free trade is capitalistic; any time you start managing it you start adding a little bit of socialism. If you're managing everything you end up at the Communist end of things.
It's called a continuum - the more Government interference and "management" the more socialist you become.
Ideally, I'd say we should have zero managed trade; that would be pure free market capitalism. Can that be a political reality? Probably not. But it does not mean we shouldn't strive for it.
You may now continue with your 2 minutes of hate for 1rudeboy...