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IPF's thread in which he laments being called a communist made me decide to post this little tale from last weekend. I was going to mention it in a reply but realized it would turn into a hijack, therefore here we are.
Me:
JB: JimBob. Don't know if that's his name but I don't care. JB gets a little racist and vitriolic, but don't blame him. He's a "Patriot". He told me so.
See, JB has convinced himself that nearly all of the USA has turned into communists because we've turned our backs on the Big 3. How is that? Well, the general populace doesn't buy the "well made solid cars" (his words) put out by the Big 3, instead unwisely choosing the "throwaway crap"(again,his words) coming out of the Asian markets. Right-o, JB. That must be it. As a country we've all started buying garbage in order to undermine the "American Worker"(also his words).
JB: It's bullshit and un-American!! These folks with their Hondas and Kias, built by gook labor are killing our country!! Pretty soon we wont be able to buy an American car!! Then what will they think? (he may be right, but for the wrong reasons)
Me: A lot of Asian and German brands are built in the US, with American workers. There will still be jobs, and I don't think the Big 3 are going to disappear.
JB: What are you, a communist? Why don't you go to Japan or Germany with the rest of the fucking communists? Prick!! <leaves>
Me: <to the closing door> Neither of those countries are communist.
Blind "patriotism" is never a good thing. Too many of these "working class heroes" as they like to call themselves assume that patriotism is hating anything and anyone from outside our borders. Thankfully this mindset is slowly dying but it's going to take a while.
So don't worry, IPF. I too am a communist.
Me:
JB: JimBob. Don't know if that's his name but I don't care. JB gets a little racist and vitriolic, but don't blame him. He's a "Patriot". He told me so.
See, JB has convinced himself that nearly all of the USA has turned into communists because we've turned our backs on the Big 3. How is that? Well, the general populace doesn't buy the "well made solid cars" (his words) put out by the Big 3, instead unwisely choosing the "throwaway crap"(again,his words) coming out of the Asian markets. Right-o, JB. That must be it. As a country we've all started buying garbage in order to undermine the "American Worker"(also his words).
JB: It's bullshit and un-American!! These folks with their Hondas and Kias, built by gook labor are killing our country!! Pretty soon we wont be able to buy an American car!! Then what will they think? (he may be right, but for the wrong reasons)
Me: A lot of Asian and German brands are built in the US, with American workers. There will still be jobs, and I don't think the Big 3 are going to disappear.
JB: What are you, a communist? Why don't you go to Japan or Germany with the rest of the fucking communists? Prick!! <leaves>
Me: <to the closing door> Neither of those countries are communist.
Blind "patriotism" is never a good thing. Too many of these "working class heroes" as they like to call themselves assume that patriotism is hating anything and anyone from outside our borders. Thankfully this mindset is slowly dying but it's going to take a while.
So don't worry, IPF. I too am a communist.
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