"They have greater pride than that. They take their obligations to themselves, their families, and to their American blessing more seriously than that"
So, if Americans start out as blue-collar workers and are still blue-collar workers they're just losers, is that your assessment of the situation?
So my crane operator husband (who incidentally makes more money per year than a lot college professors) doesn't take his obligations to his family or his American blessings as seriously as a white-collar professional does? Let's see: He feeds our family, clothes us, pays his taxes every year, pays our bills and gives to our church. That makes him pretty responsible in my opinion.
What about our friend (a carpenter) who is also in the Army Reserves and just got back from spending a year in Iraq with his engineering battalion? Is he a "loser", too, because he's an excellent carpenter and loves what he does?
Or my nephew (a sheet metal fabricator) who's in the Army Reserves and is serving in Afghanistan right now? I guess he's a "loser", too, because he works with his hands for a living to support his family (when he's not getting his ass shot at in Afghanistan).
You might be in your 40s, but you have about as much insight as a lot of 20 year olds I've met. You actually judge the worth of people by whether or not they wear a suit and tie or workboots and a hardhat.
Bravo !
The Free Trade/OBL only sees America through a prism of social snobbery and class selfishness. Blue collar Americans are subhuman to them and worthy only of contempt.
Any mentality that arrogant is heading for a fall. A big one.
" You actually judge the worth of people by whether or not they wear a suit and tie or workboots and a hardhat."
Bingo!