[Willie Green]

But, in general, the protective system of our day is conservative, while the free trade system is destructive. It breaks up old nationalities and pushes the antagonism of the proletariat and the bourgeoisie to the extreme point. In a word, the free trade system hastens the social revolution. It is in this revolutionary sense alone, gentlemen, that I vote in favor of free trade.

~Karl Marx, "On the Question of Free Trade" - January 9, 1848

[freebacon]

This is Communist rhetoric, Marx's economic theory was outdated the day he wrote it. He wrote it over 150 years ago, and the social revolution already happened in Russia and various other countries. And it was a miserable failure. Not to mention the fact that it killed over 100 million people.

[luckydevi]

Willie

As with pretty much everything, Marx anaylsis of free trade was wrong

Do you actually agree with that quote?

[Luis Gonzalez]

You're something else Willie.

You spend your time in a conservative website quoting Marx (a known liar), and defending Lindbergh (a known Nazi).

Your heroes are Henry Ford and Pat Buchanan, both renown antisemites, with Pat being America's best known Hitler apologist. Rock on Willie!

[TXBSAFH]

Putting you countrymen first in trade negotiations is not protectionism, it is Patriotism.