We are free-traders in a protectionist world. We are losing now.
Walk through a WalMart and find the percentage of US Made (not American made) goods. What you find will tell you something; choose to listen.
The West had it easy after the Second World War (little competition from the rest of the World). In the 1970’s, the Asian Tigers gave us a glimpse of our future, but we refused to respond smartly to the challenge - after all, they were a bunch of small insignificant countries.
If we learned anything from the challenge of the Asian tigers, we would be better placed to compete against China, but sadly, we learned little.
With Obama, we are in twice the trouble.