The A*ss-backwards  connotation that "protection" is wrong is exactly what bank fraudsters do.

The great depression occurred because banks were deregulated, after massive unemployment the governments brought back regulation and then ALL of our countries flourished and had a middle class.

The 2008 crash happened from deregulated banking practices under the Bush Administration  and "protectionism" actually protects you from having to bail them out for their fraud. Add further, we used to have a bank capital tax, that was removed and replaced with the carbon tax. Let's bring back regulation and tax the banks and stop all the fraud.