Respectfully pointing out in response to your choice of emotionally-laden words that the root, of the word “protectionism”, is the wonderful word: “protect”.
Same thing America’s brave, selfless military service people do.
Protect ... America; protect America.
You got a problem wit’ dat “free trade” punk??
:D
Word games, huh? “Free,” as in “free market,” means liberty.
Tariffs are, like you said, amoral and protect the 94% of manufacturing workers that are non union as well as the 6% union types.