Americans want the abundant availability of affordable products and access to world markets for our goods along with the more stable geopolitical world that results from trade, but they also want to go back to the 50s era of US dominated manufacturing and exporting.
This reminds me of the healthcare issue. They want universal coverage, protection for pre-existing conditions, kids covered on their parents plans, etc. but they don't want mandates or taxes.
Promising you can keep the good stuff from globalization without having any of the negatives is a good pitch, especially for the blue-collar crowd. But it will continue to frustrate others who will try to point out the 'what happens next' issues. But let's face it, almost every Trump policy is based on an emotional hook without worrying about the repercussions.
So basically many Americans want lots of stuff for free and refuse to accept the costs and/or consequences of those proposals, preferring to live in a reality where negative opinions/facts about their desires are meaningless and discarded?
