We are free traders in a Mercantilist world. Add to this the fiction our elites have swallowed that the FIRE economy could support us all, and you see what you get.
Even strategic industries are pretty much nonexistent.
God help us if we need to fight another mass war.
“God help us if we need to fight another mass war.”
Yep. There ya go thinking about the future....you must learn to be a good ‘instant gratification’ free traitor...or else!