No, no, no..... I have a deep respect for history.
However living in a very old and deep rut prevents living in the world , a changed world, out side that rut.
The challenge for conservatives is to determine what change to embrace.
The challenge for conservatives is to determine what change to embrace.
I see that some of the discussion between you and central_va is about trade and protectionism. For much of my life I hadn't given much thought to this issue, because I was not deeply involved in trade other than buying goods sold in stores locally.
But back in 1996, when Patrick Buchanan was running for the Nomination, he made a point which has stuck with me since then.
He said something to the effect that: "American companies have to comply with all sorts of mandates placed upon them by the Federal and State governments in this country. They have wage standards, they have safety standards, they have pollution standards, they have to pay taxes and fees in this nation. Foreign competition often has none of these same burdens to carry when manufacturing their products.
The United States should have a policy of reciprocity in which only those foreign companies which match US burdens on business should be allowed to import with low tariff fees. Those which do not meet US standards for protection of their labor and such, should be facing a higher tariff to import products into this country.
This would serve the purpose of making foreign companies compete on a more equal footing with American workers. It would remove some of the advantageous foreign companies have in not having to comply with US and State laws and regulations in this nation.
I have yet to see a flaw in his argument. Do you see one?