stuck their head back in the sand

So... is there any solution to this? How can we as a nation move forward if relatively educated people call themselves intellectuals and make such poor predictions and warnings?

I guess that is probably a tough question though.

dude, you keep nailing the problem on the head

Oh man lmfao

The man in the far back is great

Incredible core strength

very committed to the head in the sand project isnt he

but yes, your question is answered by me saying "we cant move forward economically given the people in control have a backwards understanding of how the economy works"

we've been sliding for decades now

and until we get better rulers, i see more of the same happening

trump may actually be a step in the right direction

he's bringing trade as a topic back into the fore

maybe people will go and study it more

but trump's policies themselves are mostly harmful

so maybe it just sets us back as people go "see trump's policies triggered a recession!"

"free trade gooddddddd"

"tariff bad"

"free trade gooood, tariff baaad"
like zombies with guts full of jonestown koolaid

The result of a lack of care

Well, in the opposite I mean.

and hence a laziness to do any research

Well it is so much easier to hear someone else say it. Now we have people living vicariously through "smart people" like the jewish fellow.

the number of times i bring this protectionist argument forward

and then someone goes "yea but economists sayz dat you wrong"

*yea economists are mostly delusion*

"but bro, i dun no wat 2 say 2 u, they r pros bro"

Its so upsetting.

Its like being locked in bullet proof glass

The world moving around you and you can't do anything

you want to hear a real conspiracy

koch bros donate money to free trade advocates

Oh I do love those

people who teach and preach free trade

Wait, what is the effect of that?

What is the goal or intention

to popularise free trade in both educational institutions (like colleges) and in the public eye

the name even sounds great right