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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Rolling back globalization may seem attractive at times like this. But allowing states to specialize and buy and sell across borders is one of the cornerstones of our affluence. Put up tariffs and barriers to trade (which is the alternative to the market) and everything will cost more, including energy, food, and clothing.
And when it comes to food, most countries in the world simply aren’t capable of being self-sufficient.
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Canadians who hate globalism have no self awareness. After 1670 not a single colonial moved to North America before global trade networks were established. We have been dependent on global goods since before settlement. There is a reason trade posts were the first on the frontier.
Want to be more self sufficient? Grow a garden. Want to eliminate global trade? Build a time machine.