[koolba]

> Go back far enough and everyone will have done this with their nascent industries.

And that’s arguably a core job of any elected government. It’s not to promote external commerce or industry. That’s just a positive side effect of equitable bilateral deals. The primary economic and security responsibility is to your own people.

[sangnoir]

> And that’s arguably a core job of any elected government. It’s not to promote external commerce or industry.

Is the "free trade" mask completely off now? Good.