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To: justshutupandtakeit

Free trade does not come at the point of a bayonet or from the muzzles of cannons. The monopolies which forced China to allow opium have nothing to do with free trade.

As a result of Opium War China was forced to LOWER TARIFFS from 65% to 5% and to allow British merchants FREE TRADE in China. It ruined China and enriched England.

Slaves were not slaves as the result of their free choice. Logic is clearly missing from your posts allegedly about economics.

It is you who has problem with logic, slavery resulting from debt WAS the result of free choice.

85 posted on 01/31/2006 11:03:03 AM PST by A. Pole (Slavery is a natural and logical consequence of the free market.)

There was nothing about the Opium War that was Free Trade.

And no there were no slaves of their own free choice where you come up with that doozey is of interest. Well unless you are speaking of submissive sex slaves.

86 posted on 01/31/2006 12:05:42 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)

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