So now you're blaming the Depression on protectionism in a pathetic effort to keep us from protecting our industries today.
Being a "child of the 1970's" (I'll be 39 this week) and general 1970's era enthusiast, I figure a little visual presentation is in order.
Well, it looks like the buggy whip maker and cheap sugar argument songs are wearing thin so they decided to "Hit the Plunger" on their endless 8-Track of Free Trade arguments.
Dynomite!!!!!
This time in our history has no precedent. We are losing our country in new, much more interesting ways. All you need to do is count the Mexican flags to figure that out.
Seriously, we are headed into new territory here and what you said, I do agree with and more yet they do not see due to their intellectual blinders or they drunk the Kool-Aid.
At the rate we are going, this will be the mobile workforce of the 21st Century:
Maybe if I'm lucky, I can put an 8-Track in it. B-) B-P
I don't give a damn about your world and its cheap whiz bang electronic gizmos.
I'd rather hunt and fish and sleep under the stars.
You can keep your made in China crap.
I prefer freedom and independence.