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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Why is an "America First" position something to be excoriated?
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Because it's an expression used by isolationist pro Nazi anti-Semites who opposed American support of the British (like Lend Lease and the destroyers for islands deal) in pre-Pearl Harbor WWII. Since then, everyone* has mainly agreed that is mostly correct that U.S. isolationism** is Not Good.
By the way, aren't you always arguing that it's impossible to stop globalization? How did the unfairness of criticizing Trump for an "America First" position even make your radar?
* With some exceptions on the left and right - see e.g. McGovern's "Come Home, America."
** With the caveat, of course, that "isolationism" is in the eye of the beholder. But Trump deliberately uses the phrase "America First," so that's the version he's talking about. And when he belittles NATO, he makes it clear. 
