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Snake Alchemist

(3,318 posts)
44. Not sure what this has to do with my response.
Thu Dec 29, 2011, 02:40 PM
Dec 2011

You should read the article. Personally, I think we should be protecting both white-collar and blue-collar jobs.

Why do we work harder than Germans? [View all] Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 OP
"Shut up and go back to your cubical" FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #1
Dumber? More indoctrinated? More broke? nt bemildred Dec 2011 #2
All of the above? OR a nefarious capitalistic system that is a slave driver? I think the latter Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #11
Last year, I had a horrible cold. Javaman Dec 2011 #3
Worker drones is what workers are in the U.S. - perfect name. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #7
"American dream" ideology keeps Americans at work longer Bragi Dec 2011 #4
We are disposable and are disposed of every day. Javaman Dec 2011 #6
The American Dream was a nice piece of propaganda. It sounds great on paper and in movies. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #15
Agreed, the truth lies in statistics, not anecdotes Bragi Dec 2011 #27
People need to make that clear to others, so finally the myth of the American Dream will die. Part Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #29
Yep Bragi Dec 2011 #32
And that's a huge part of the message of OCCUPY. Thank goodness for OCCUPY and ANONYMOUS nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #43
there are still a lot of people who believe in the "dream" Nostalgic Dec 2011 #66
As has already been pointed out by greater minds than mine: JDPriestly Dec 2011 #52
The American Dream continues to be a dream and not a reality. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #55
I tend to refer to it as the American Nightmare - TBF Dec 2011 #61
LOL! I loved and love George Carlin nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #64
omg I never thought of it that way. Nostalgic Dec 2011 #65
Americans waste their time AT work izquierdista Dec 2011 #5
I'm sure that can happen. After all, they expect you to not waste 1 second. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #9
I guess that depends on the type of job dana_b Dec 2011 #46
We are conditioned. Turbineguy Dec 2011 #8
Yup, the American workplace is an experiment with hamster-people. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #10
see my post at #6. nt Javaman Dec 2011 #12
Because our safety net is weak cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #13
Exactly. And the fact that American corporations took jobs out of here and took them elsewhere Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #18
Good old American-style Calvinism hifiguy Dec 2011 #14
EXACTLY! The employer here is a king. The workers are the serfs. You know what's funny? Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #17
Calvin was so obnoxious that hifiguy Dec 2011 #23
LOL! Serves him right. I didn't know that, by the way. Now I think I want to read his bio. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #28
one reason SixthSense Dec 2011 #16
Que? gater Dec 2011 #25
sadly SixthSense Dec 2011 #26
What the relevant and precise amount of work-hours going into our NATO commitments LanternWaste Dec 2011 #34
not sure where I'd get the numbers to calculate that SixthSense Dec 2011 #36
You made the assertion that Americans work harder to fulfill our commitment to NATO LanternWaste Dec 2011 #38
A lot of spending is fungible SixthSense Dec 2011 #41
Are the theaters really that separate? JDPriestly Dec 2011 #53
Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #19
That's partly it. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #20
Also, when we are working there is a whole "LOOK BUSY" mentality. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #21
YES! That 'look busy' mentality is sick, and typically only found in third world nations. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #22
Jesus is coming. hifiguy Dec 2011 #24
Well they went through terrible events in the 20th century Drale Dec 2011 #30
Because Germans were witness to a dictatorial regime that took them into an unnecessary Lint Head Dec 2011 #31
Kaiser Wilhelm? nt Snake Alchemist Dec 2011 #35
Maybe so. However, the French workers have it even better. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #40
Some observations . . . HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #33
This is the best description of the American worker's life I have ever seen. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #39
That is a brilliant and accurate description of the hifiguy Dec 2011 #59
Incredibly strict immigration laws? Snake Alchemist Dec 2011 #37
I'm not a good one to ask about immigration. I think Mexicans clearly are not occupying... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #42
Not sure what this has to do with my response. Snake Alchemist Dec 2011 #44
Brown nosing and yes men are as American as apple pie. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2011 #45
Which brings up a question: how are Americans raised to be this way? Is it the very concept of the Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #48
America has made "working hard" into a moral issue and an indication of "worthiness". Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2011 #49
"Why do we work harder than Germans?" MilesColtrane Dec 2011 #47
+1 obnoxiousdrunk Dec 2011 #50
There are several people in my office today, hacking and sneezing. lapislzi Dec 2011 #51
It's the American way! Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #54
Do they really get paid more? hfojvt Dec 2011 #56
Well, when I lived abroad years ago, I went as a school teacher. I had taught here... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #57
The huge difference is made up of the welfare safety net and health care, I think KitSileya Dec 2011 #58
Thank you so much for posting this. I think sometimes we Americans are ignorant of how others live Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #63
right now I have 36 days of sick leave hfojvt Dec 2011 #68
Because the PTB like it that way. Rex Dec 2011 #60
workers are part of decision teams RainDog Dec 2011 #62
They don't seem to have greater productivity. dems_rightnow Dec 2011 #67
The Puritan-Ethic is pervasive and long-lasting SoCalDem Dec 2011 #69
Definitely. Problem is, other former Protestant ethic countries got healed.... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #73
kr Great thread. I experienced this in retail. Norrin Radd Dec 2011 #70
Thanks! The 'look busy' bs, you mean? nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #71
We're Americans Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2011 #72
Many reasons, but I believe it's because of our lack of universal health care Politicub Dec 2011 #74
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