I'm fond of a recent "re-imagining" of the old Sci-Fi series "Battlestar Galactica" in which the Character, Baltar, commits treason. He doesn't intend to; but, he's a self-centered, self-seeking, intellectual snob with delusions of his own granduer who uses women, etc.. his character flaws make him a worm in the eyes of society if they knew how he behaved. And his behavior ends up giving aid and comfort to an enemy he's sleeping with to get what he wants while the enemy subverts their defense systems. He is a traitor. The word is properly applied. His intentions matter not a whit to the circumstance. It's his actions and lack thereof that make him a traitor. And the same is true with free trade. Interestingly, with Baltar, when the enemy started dropping fusion bombs on humanity to exterminate them, his first thought was to call his lawyer to hide him from his actions - which even he knew were treasonous at that point.
The parallels with what is going on now in trade are unmistakeable. You guys have supplanted the leggy blonde in the story with Profit motive. You're actions are undermining the economy, the citizenry in general, the market and it's rules, national security as a result.. etc. And the immigration issue piggybacks right along with it to produce what is likely an un-intended consequence but still amounts to treason. Like it or not, the word is properly applied and I would gladly say it to your face in the presence of legal authority. Not liking the truth doesn't make the truth out to be fighting words. I'm confident of my case. And the nation is against you as the polls showed till it became unwise for the Companies controlling the media to allow the story to be reported. Since the polls reflected roughly 70percent of americans being against offshoring/outsourcing they stopped polling on it. Hard to sell something as "america agrees or accepts" when the evidence shows the exact opposite. So, now, nobody from politicians to the media wants to address it.
You're actions are undermining the economy, the citizenry in general, the market and it's rules, national security as a result.. etc
Incorrect.
Freedom is the end, not the means unto the end.