If that is so, how do they intend to solve the problem and ever reach an agreement? Their approach is even more unrealistic.
How realistic is it to believe we can win a trade war with the US?
How realistic is it to jeopardize 20% of our economy by rejecting repeated requests from Trump to open our SM sectors?
They like big government. They like bureaucratic meddling and protected industries.
Negotiating real free trade would threaten all this, so they look for reasons not to do it.