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by sangnoir 3508 days ago
> I think the working class was really tired of Globalism...I'm sorry--it always bothered me.

It's not just globalism - it's global competition. Even if the US repeals NAFTA and other trade agreements and economically isolates itself, competition from Japan, China and Germany will remain.

The golden age of American manufacturing wasn't possible just because Glabalism wasn't in existence - it was possible because there was no competition since countries were rebuilding in the aftermath of WWII