Why isn’t Detroit a Paradise?

ChicagoBoyz ^ | November 1st, 2008 | Shannon Love

[John123]

Will they be recasting “All in the Family?”

[kromike]

Will they be recasting “All in the Family?”

Sure. In the updated version:
Archie - a mean, vindictive conservative wife-beater and ex-Marine
Edith - a warm, empathic Liberal woman who is tolerant of all views, even those she disagrees with
Meathead - a warm, empathic Liberal metrosexual who is tolerant of all views, even those he-she disagrees with
Gloria - a warm, empathic Liberal lesbian who is tolerant of all views, even those she disagrees with

Ad nauseaum....

[AceMineral]

What was the appeal of trade unions back then? Also, why did management capitulate to the unions?

[Secret Agent Man]

In this remake, the family members actually beat up Archie. "You like torture Arch? Calling me 'meathead all these years? Gloria, put this on the board, get the towel. You want some torture fat man? Waterboard this." Be sure to turn in next time when Archie asks a gay guy for a 'fag' and goes to prison for five years on a hate crime charge.

[Leisler]

Pay, benefits and pensions.

Because they could pass on the costs. Now they can’t.

[Clemenza]

I could give you a LONG history going back to River Rouge about communist activity that coincided with mass layoffs in the 1930s. Management capitulated to the Unions after WWII because the American labor force effectively had a monopoly on labor pricing power, as Europe and Asia had been destroyed.

When Europe recovered, the Asian tigers started roaring, and the energy crisis hit, the days of auto laborers ruling the roost began to die a slow death. Folks tend to forget that the days of (unskilled" "Amurcan werkers gittin' deservin' middle class wages" was for a relatively short time (1948-1973) due to the factors I mentioned above.

[John123]

the updated version:

I don't have a TV... but I'm almost positive that show is already running...

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Sure. In the updated version:
Archie - a mean, vindictive conservative wife-beater and ex-Marine
Edith - a warm, empathic Liberal woman who is tolerant of all views, even those she disagrees with
Meathead - a warm, empathic Liberal metrosexual who is tolerant of all views, even those he-she disagrees with
Gloria - a warm, empathic Liberal lesbian who is tolerant of all views, even those she disagrees with

Ad nauseaum....”

And the Jeffersons???

[John123]

Push yourself away from the computer right now... and back away... :)

[FatherofFive]

why isn’t Detroit a paradise?

Why isn't Mexico a paradise?

Why isn't Zimbabwe a paradise?

Government corruption is never the answer. Government is never the answer. It is not that difficult a question.

[Secret Agent Man]

The Jeffersons?

They will be perpetual clients of the hate crimes law firm of Dewey, Cheatim and Howe.

[Recon Dad]

why did management capitulate to the unions?

Peace and Profits. Why worry tomorrow will never come.

[ronnie raygun]

why isn’t Detroit a paradise?
democratic liberal policies that hold minorities in bondage for a vote.

[B-Chan]

The true Golden Age of America was 1945-1965. It was downhill all the way after that.

I was born in 1965, coincidentally, and saw one of America’s great cities — Dallas, Texas — at her peak, then nosing over, then beginning the long, long fall from space. The pieces have slowly torn away on the way down and my hometown is now nearly unrecognizable. When the final crash comes, nothing of the city I once knew will survive.

[Last Dakotan]

Thanks for posting

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Question: "Why isn’t Detroit a Paradise?"

Answer: One glance says it all.

[nobama08]

You could say the same about America.

[luvbach1]

Why isn't Zimbabwe a paradise?

It is, for flies.

[B-Chan]

Agreed. Sic transit gloria mundi.