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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
His hypothetical was designed to get you to focus -- if only for a moment -- on the interests of the "real people" who get screwed by free trade.
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Sometimes you are so pretentious it is nauseating. Why do I need to "focus" on the people who get "screwed"? I have already acknowledged that some people are disadvantaged by free trade. Is this Oprah or the Dr. Phil show, so I have to demonstrate that "I feel their pain" instead of just understanding there is pain. How will such "focus" alter the logic behind what tables is arguing and what I am arguing? It won't, it is just a chance for you to demonstrate once again your affinity for sour grapes.
Do you think if I "focus" for a while on the people that are disadvantaged by capitalism that I will rethink my position and develop a new appreciation for "socialism"? If I really focus on the pain caused by the loss of the slide rule industry I will reassess my position that the introduction of the calculator was positive for the U.S. economy? Give me a break.
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