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ieoeja

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14. Absolutely not! Especially big business, small business, labor, peace makers and earth scientists.

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 01:28 PM

Jun 2015

None of those should be isolated from the planning of international agreements between nations. Any trade agreement that excludes small business, labor, peace makers and earth scientists should be automatically rejected on the grounds that big business alone[font size=1], and a bunch of people we oddly call "brilliant" for winning popularity contests, [/font]can not possibly be qualified to tackle all the issues that need to be addressed by such agreements.

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Do you support isolationism as a foreign policy? [View all] ellisonz Jun 2015 OP

This poll should be 99% "yes" based on Neo-DU's demographic, but I bet it wont be. tridim Jun 2015 #1

its the framing Mosby Jun 2015 #2

Indeed. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #7

FDR didn't care if he was called interventionist, imperialist or simply a realist. LanternWaste Jun 2015 #11

No, I believe in rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies. And in making better distinctions. leveymg Jun 2015 #8

When I here trade discussed in the media upaloopa Jun 2015 #3

But I also don't support using our military to impose our will over others on point Jun 2015 #4

No. But there are more options than "isolationism" and "imperialism". redgreenandblue Jun 2015 #5

If "internationalism" means fighting wars all over the planet, I'm agin it. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #6

While you're looking things up, check on this: 99Forever Jun 2015 #9

Yes and no. Xithras Jun 2015 #10

no. and opposing ftas written by corporations and their cali Jun 2015 #12

overall internationalism is the future, but we could use with a bit more isolationism geek tragedy Jun 2015 #13

Absolutely not! Especially big business, small business, labor, peace makers and earth scientists. ieoeja Jun 2015 #14

The United States is long overdue for a scaling down overseas. NewSystemNeeded Jun 2015 #15

I support less military intervention.... kentuck Jun 2015 #16