i am anything but a socialist. i'm strictly a free enterpriser and a free trader. and i get appalled when people rely on their governments to put in arbitrary tariffs and restrictions, to protect them when they are fundamentally uncompetitive.
>> i'm strictly a free enterpriser and a free trader. and i get appalled when people rely on their governments to put in arbitrary tariffs and restrictions, to protect them when they are fundamentally uncompetitive
Free trader? That is code words for socialist -- a socialist with the ultimate goal of everyone being economically equal (everyone but the elites, of course). The simple-minded cannot see that what you really support is a destruction of America's way of life to enrich a few. It is similar to the doctrine of providing all children "equal" education by dumbing-down the smart children (again, the only ones enriched are the elites). Free trade is Marxist doctrine, supported by the early 19th century "progressives" (liberals), opposed by early 19th century republicans (conservatives), and opposed by true conservatives today.