[Lunatic Fringe]

Protectionism worked very nicely for most of our history. What is wrong with protecting our industries and our workers?

Horse and buggies worked well, too... So did slavery... and allowing only white land-owners to vote...

Welcome to the 21st century. It's a global economy now... make yourself useful and you will succeed.

[jpsb]

"It's a global economy now"

Those of you that think the nation state is dead are in for a very rude awaking. Only the usa deludes itself into thinking that a Utopian NWO will replace the nation state. Nationalism is very much alive and well in the non western world.