the way i imagine it:
- as long as it's american companies running everything, it's "fair" and "free market".
- as long as some company from abroad manages to do things better and more efficient, and american companies come under pressure, we'll suddenly erect trade barriers and market hurdles to "protect american values", "for our national security" or sth else. i've seen this soo many times. people who "just follow the rules" as long as the rules benefit them. as soon as the same rules start biting them in their own ass, suddenly for some reason they say that we need to change the rules.