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What to love about the United States.
I've heard Dinesh D'Souza speak, and I like most of what he says. However,
when he speaks of plumbers and waiters and other such workers, and is in awe that they have some cash and some rights, he also needs to know that it was plumbers and waiters construction workers who fought, suffered, and often died to make America what it is today. We now live in a country where construction workers regularly pay $4 for a nonfat latte where maids drive nice cars, and where plumbers take their families on vacation to Europe. - Which is how it should be. "I really want to live in a country where the poor people are fat." - this is true no country has created a better ladder than America for people to ascend from modest circumstances to success. - this is true Work and trade are respectable in America - They deserve respect, but America still looks down on the tradespeople, big mistake. This is not true in some other places, like Germany, where the trades are honored. In America, we send our academically failing students, behavior problems, malcontents, and social misfits to the Vocational high schools to learn a trade. It is only the trade unions who are seeing through this farce, and they recruit new members not from vocational high schools, but from colleges. Trade Union members are told to not send their children to vocational high schools. How sad this is that the educational systems has *******ized an ancient and proven system of apprenticing. In the American view, there is nothing vile or degraded about serving your customers either as a CEO or as a waiter. - Unfortunately, neither is likely to get good service. Try dealing with the IRS, any insurance agency, any governmental agency, any business with more than 50 employees. Good luck. Indeed America is the only country in the world where we call the waiter "sir," as if he were a knight. - I was a waiter when I was a young college student, so I can't agree with this one. People, especially our visiting neighbors from New York, treated us like ****. Then they typically stiffed us for a tip. Meanwhile, food workers make less than minimum wage. For all his riches, Bill Gates could not approach the typical American and say, "Here's a $100 bill. I'll give it to you if you kiss my feet." Most likely the person would tell Gates to go to hell! - He should visit Times Square, people are doing a lot more than kiss feet for a lot less money. Scout |
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