I've Been Accused of being Liberal. Okay I'm laying my cards on the table

We have had this discussion on the board before, but when you say "I am for free trade" it isn't really clear what your position is on the subject.

When I hear people say they are for free trade I automatically assume they are adopting the position that our government has taken for basically the last 35 years or so which is a unilateral lowering of our trade barriers and government subsidies while not demanding our trade partners do the same (although we do try and negotiate a more reciprocal arrangement). And you get arguments like: other countries can create goods for cheaper thus it is still a good thing for the American consumer. This ignores the fact that most American consumers are also AMerican workers and also the fact that most of those overseas concerns are getting huge government subsidies because those governments recognize the importance of a manufacturing base.
I also assume it means that you support pursuing a trade policy through multinational organizations - like the WTO and NAFTA - rather than through bilateral negotiations.
Of course being for free trade doesn;t have to mean the above - its just that the term seems to have been hijacked for use by people supporting the above.