[sam_paine]

Free trade" is the equivalent of booting the patient out in the nearest jungle, with the explanation that competition with the bears and lions, will make the patient stronger, thus the patient will recover. The patient is being eaten.

Aha. Now we're having fun with analogies!

Protectionists want to make the patient a bubble boy then? Afraid that he'll catch a disease or eaten by the asian tiger if he sets foot in the front yard? Ooops. But the bubble boy has to import the plastic for his bubble because mommy won't let him build a plastic factory...too dangerous!

[Cringing Negativism Network]

“protectionist” again.

“protectionist”. It’s the new “homophobe”.