We're Americans (Reply #72) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Why do we work harder than Germans? [View all]

Response to Sarah Ibarruri (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 08:42 AM

72. We're Americans

It seems to be our lot in life to suffer, at least those of us in the 99%- and we're basically raised/propagandized to believe that suffering is basically "the order of things" in this country and that expecting anything better would be demanding/inviting socialist tyranny be loosed upon our country.

This is the DU member formerly known as Proud Liberal Dem.

Reply to this post

Back to OP Alert abuse Link to post in-thread

Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum

Replies to this discussion thread

74 replies	Author	Time	Post
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

Edit History

Please login to view edit histories.