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[–] 24770429? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

PK is still singing the praises of globalization, albeit with some blemishes. According to the Krug, there's no going back:

As a result, major disruptions now would be more likely to come from an attempt to reverse globalization than from leaving the current trade regime in place. At this point, millions of decisions about where to put plants, and where to move and take jobs, have been made on the assumption that the open world trading system will continue. Making that assumption false, by raising tariffs and forcing a contraction of world trade, would set off a whole new wave of disruption along with a whole new set of winners and losers.

So while the 1990s consensus on the effect of globalization hasn’t stood the test of time, its shortcomings don’t make a case for protectionism now. We might have done things differently if we had known what was coming, but that’s not a good reason to turn back the clock.

Sounds to me like he was trying to warn POTUS off of MAGA. Or at least convince readers that Trump is an idiot for messing with a done deal. And three months before the plandemic when this was written, his case might have sounded good to some, but now he's just dead wrong again.