“Here, We Sell Local”: Collectivist or Tribal Protectionism
That nationalism is a kind of collectivism or modern-tribalism is illustrated by a current phenomenon: foreigners seem so disliked that, in some people’s views, “we” should neither import from, nor export to, “them.” On the import side, foreigners—foreign producers or their governments or the latter’s taxpayers—are disliked because they produce goods at such a low cost that “our” producers can’t compete. As for “our” greedy merchants who import things that “our” consumers want, all are greedy non-patriots. Читать дальше...