[DoughtyOne]

Look, I don’t have to put an “/s” after the obvious do I?

Reread it and take it in the proper context.

These are not my views. They are the views that were spoon fed us to justify destroying our infrastructure.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

It seems to be more a matter of irony than sarcasm.

If you believe that the U.S. can compete, and that it can make good products (as I do -- once you effect a regime change, at the ballot box); then you have nothing to fear from free trade & a lot to gain.

OTOH, if you think that the U.S. can compete, and that it can only make crappy products; then, by all means, seek comfort in protectionism. After all, the government would then control trade; so what could go wrong? (That last sentence was sarcasm.)