Re: What moral attitude should we take toward Globalism?
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I'm talking about voluntary trades between nations, and whether they should be encouraged.
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Agreed! Unfortunately the US understanding of trade liberalization is much more confined and one-sided. The US doesn't seem to understand liberalization as going both ways. I think Australia ended up been bullied in a free trade agreement with the US that wasn't to Australia advantage, as have been most US trades agreements with other countries. Correct me if I am wrong.
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This is pretty much true, although it's more true to say that the Aussie government scratched the back of some interest groups and threw others under the bus.
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My first question why do the US feel it has to be negotiated, if it is a "free" trade agreement?
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Because they should be called "freer" trade agreements.
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