Toby Ziegler From the West Wing Explains the Benefits of Free Trade

PLEASE READ EVERYTHING IN THE DESCRIPTION BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS!!! The West Wing Season 2 Episode 16 "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing_(season_2)#ep38 www.imdb.com/title/tt0745679/?ref_=ttep_ep16 Aired 28FEB2001 Toby Ziegler waxes lyrical about the benefits of free trade Yes I know this video is already on YouTube, but in my opinion that version cuts out the best bit. I also figure many of my subscribers to this channel would appreciate this content. I up-scaled the video to 1440p so YouTube doesn't degrade the quality more than it would normally, but it still looks ok. -------------------------------------------------- Toby Ziegler: It's activist vacation, is what it is. Spring break for anarchist wannabes. The black t-shirts, the gas masks? Fashion accessories. Officer Rhonda Sachs: [sarcastic] These kids today with the hair and the clothes. Toby Ziegler: Alright, that's it flatfoot. Officer Rhonda Sachs: I got great feet. Toby Ziegler: You want to know the benefits of free trade? Food is cheaper. Officer Rhonda Sachs: Yes. Toby Ziegler: Food is cheaper! Clothes are cheaper. Steel is cheaper. Cars are cheaper. Phone service is cheaper. You feel me building a rhythm here? That's because I'm a speech writer - I know how to make a point. Officer Rhonda Sachs: Toby... Toby Ziegler: It lowers prices, it raises income. You see what I did with 'lowers' and 'raises' there? Officer Rhonda Sachs: Yes. Toby Ziegler: It's called the science of listener attention. We did repetition, we did floating opposites, and now you end with the one that's not like the others. Ready? Free trade stops wars. Heh, and that's it. FREE TRADE STOPS WARS! And we figure out a way to fix the rest. One world, one peace - I'm sure I've seen that on a sign somewhere. Officer Rhonda Sachs: [sarcastic] God, Toby. Wouldn't it be great if there was someone around here with communication skills who could go in there, and tell them that? -------------------------------------------------- Free trade does not solve everything and is far from being a perfect solution, but as Toby has stated, "And we figure out a way to fix the rest" I figure this. If we had world peace from the end of World War II, and had invested all the resources, (Capital, Material & Human) into not making war against each other, we would probably be on Alpha Centauri by now. 🤷🏻‍♀️