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its all about consolidation of power and getting rid of the pesky middle class that stands in the way of tyranny

No. It's about freedom.

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

You should spend a little time reviewing The Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom. It clearly proves that countries with the most economic freedom also have higher rates of long-term economic growth and are more prosperous than are those with less economic freedom. There is a direct correlation between economic freedom (the ability to trade freely) and per-capita GDP.

Tyranny thrives in societies where the citizen's freedoms are restricted. Willing buyers and sellers coming together to conduct business is one of the most basic freedoms. The fact that some people believe government should restrict this freedom (to protect freedom), so that government can't consolidate power, is comical.

Tyranny thrives in societies where the citizen's freedoms are restricted. Willing buyers and sellers coming together to conduct business is one of the most basic freedoms. The fact that some people believe government should restrict this freedom (to protect freedom), so that government can't consolidate power, is comical.

In the beginning of mankind there were no rules.

And from our rule-less beginnings, feudalism evolved.

Power goes to power, and money goes to money, left unchecked.

100% right except when a free economy trades with a non free economy. In that case where the rules are different the free economy will always lose. You can not compete with price fixing, government fiat, slave labor, etc. Thus the ideal that free trade is based on is deeply flawed because the Theory believe that all countries are playing by the same rules when they are not. Free trade will slowly choke the life blood out of the USA. Fair trade on the other hand will benefit not only the Rich but the middle class and the poor also. Fair trade can only occur when the countries have the same worker/environmental laws and the same freedoms of the marketplace. Thus China/USA trade is tilted in favor of China whereas USA/UK trade is pretty even.