Re: Crunchy hypocrisy
[Rod Dreher  03/02 12:53 PM]

Autoworker Tracy from Kentucky gets all up in Ricardo’s face:

I just happened upon the post from Ricardo in Michigan regarding buying American autos. I work at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown, KY and as far as I can tell, based on what we currently know about the nature of reality and how to determine it (apologies, I may be too Kantian for Ricardo), I think (therefore I am) an American citizen in an American auto facility with health benefits and a retirement package. Maybe Ricardo should have taken the "Blue" pill from Mr. Moore (aka Morpheus) so he would "know" what is reality and what is Matrix induced reality. Funny that he should suggest reading "Rivethead", that hagiography of the union auto worker, replete with stories of the silly flaws that they would purposely put on cars that we unsuspecting Americans would have to pay large sums of money for so that they could live rent free for the rest of their lives. They would also laugh about it, according to the book. We at TMMK make as much as a UAW worker does. Probably more since we don't have to pay dues that go to support political candidates who then enact legislation to hasten the demise of the industry we so dearly depend upon for our sustenance. I understand that I owe much to the UAW, and would join it if my fellow team members voted for us to do so. However, until the UAW changes their policies to reflect economic realities, they will remain a static entity in a dynamic reality. Ricardo needs to get out more, drink less Kool-Aid, and look in the mirror as the first step to solving his (and the Michigan auto worker's) problems.