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My “bankrupted” intellect is sufficient to know that the Civil War had NOTHING to do with “free trade” as was claimed in your last batch of raving nonsense.

I was also unaware that Alinski invented laughing at stupidity and making fun of ignorance but what else can you expect from a free trader.

And “yes” Monterrey, Mexico as far as you are concerned is on Mars. Where do you think all those illegal aliens come from?

From CONTINENTAL MONTHLY

The cotton States have mostly been the advocates of 'free trade,' some of them tenaciously so.

[the cotton states perpetuated slavery] through prostration of the Democratic principle, it may not be amiss to refer to the contemplated management of its politico-economic interests. These were to be built up, of course; but not through a system of diversified industry; for free trade, as is well known, would have the effect to prostrate what little manufacturing had been commenced in the South, and a perpetual bar to the success of future undertakings. .

Just like today.

It was believed that the foul elements North and South, and the illicit traders of the world beside, could be brought together in the business of free trade and smuggling.

NAFTA and Mexican drug cartels

The immense frontier would render it impossible for the Northern States to protect themselves to much extent from illicit trade,

Just like today.

through any preventive service possible to be adopted. The Mexican frontier would be entirely helpless.

Just like today.

Thus reasoned Secesh. This was to have been the basis of competition with Northern mechanism. The reasonings of the conspirators were consistent with the merits and morals of the conspiracy. They calculated upon the active coöperation of the mercenary in the North, and actually believed that the temptation to gain would prove predominant over any efforts the Northern Government could make to protect its revenue policy. They boldly ventured upon the assumption that the influences of illicit traffic would soon become too strong to be resisted, and that in this manner, in conjunction with the agency of 'King Cotton,' the commerce of the North would be transferred to the South.

Now substitute China for the South, and you have a description of today's world under "free trade" as identified in 1862 as the cause of the Civil War.

I was also unaware that Alinski invented laughing at stupidity and making fun of ignorance but what else can you expect from a free trader.

Funny, but your posts are exactly like all the other Alinski-trained free traitors posting on this forum. I expect nothing less from a free traitor, I certainly don't expect them to follow the American creed, or support this nation in any form.