@franti he uses protectionism like it's an insult. The opposite of protectionism is globalism. I doubt he's a rabid globalist but extreme globalism has fucked most people. Another thing is his worry about state interference. He isn't being specific enough for me to make assumptions about his detailed position, but consumer protection is necessary, rules and guidelines are necessary, but other than that I totally agree that companies know best and a government shouldn't make executive decisions and try and keep things easy such as keep housing prices down for the benefit of both regular people and businesses trying to open stores. My personal opinion is that the government should cease control of natural monopolies, but that's a very radical position and one I'm probably alone with so I'm not going to factor it in. Depending on the answer to my worries, the party ranges from great to necessary evil in my eyes. They definitely don't seem like a bad choice.
