sc94597 on 22 February 2014
spurgeonryan said:
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When the alternative is imperialism, isolationism seems quite pleasant; however, there is a third option: free association of individuals, and stop threatening them with force for associating freely with whomever they wish to, i.e non-interventionism. If I want to trade with somebody from China, I shouldn't be hindered by any one person or a collection of persons who have no business with me. This means no tariffs, and no barriers. An isolationist would approve of tariffs and barriers for that purpose alone, while an imperialist would pick and choose which barriers benefit him/her.
