On Sun, Jan 26, 2025 at 09:58 PM, Marv Gandall wrote: > > Capitalism has much evolved since 1888, but I still think Engels' On the > Question of Free Trade is the best jumping off point for discussion of > this subject: > https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1888/free-trade/index.htm > > > I'd be interested in hearing from David W. and Charlie whether they think > this classical Marxist analysis is outdated, and if so, in what way? > >
Only about 138 years out of date. To have this discussion without recognizing that both "free trade" and "protection" are simply ideologies de jure-- ideological flips, like "libertarianism" and libertarians flip so easily and unabashedly to authoritarianism and authoritarians, boggles the mind. Look at the rate of growth of international trade in the 18 years prior to 2007 and compare it to the rate of growth in the 18 years since. Think that might have something to do with it? Free trade. tariffs, quotas? Remember free trader Ronald Reagan? Imposed quotas on auto imports as the auto industry cut jobs, closed plants, headed to "right-to-work" states. Did the quotas help the auto workers? Course not. The debate free trade/protectionism is a classic trick bag. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34863): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34863 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110809626/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
