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In reply to the discussion: Why do we work harder than Germans? [View all]Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)63. Thank you so much for posting this. I think sometimes we Americans are ignorant of how others live
and people that don't know there's a choice, don't strive for a choice.
I agree that the lifestyle is better in many other countries. Here, it's a slavery of sorts.
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All of the above? OR a nefarious capitalistic system that is a slave driver? I think the latter
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#11
The American Dream was a nice piece of propaganda. It sounds great on paper and in movies.
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#15
People need to make that clear to others, so finally the myth of the American Dream will die. Part
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#29
And that's a huge part of the message of OCCUPY. Thank goodness for OCCUPY and ANONYMOUS nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#43
I'm sure that can happen. After all, they expect you to not waste 1 second. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#9
Exactly. And the fact that American corporations took jobs out of here and took them elsewhere
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#18
EXACTLY! The employer here is a king. The workers are the serfs. You know what's funny?
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#17
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
What the relevant and precise amount of work-hours going into our NATO commitments
LanternWaste
Dec 2011
#34
You made the assertion that Americans work harder to fulfill our commitment to NATO
LanternWaste
Dec 2011
#38
YES! That 'look busy' mentality is sick, and typically only found in third world nations. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#22
Because Germans were witness to a dictatorial regime that took them into an unnecessary
Lint Head
Dec 2011
#31
This is the best description of the American worker's life I have ever seen.
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#39
I'm not a good one to ask about immigration. I think Mexicans clearly are not occupying...
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#42
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
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
Definitely. Problem is, other former Protestant ethic countries got healed....
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#73
Many reasons, but I believe it's because of our lack of universal health care
Politicub
Dec 2011
#74