America is a sick society

[David Horn]

(12-20-2016, 02:12 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: ... I was also discouraged by Hillbilly Eulogy.  The Rust Belt and Coal Country Scotts Irish values make for poor workers, whether one is properly trained with desired skill sets or not.  The culture tends to blame anyone but one's self.  It seems better to vote for an autocrat and empty promises than take action on one's own behalf.

I don't think that's exactly true.  The Scots-Irish work ethic is very strong, but the Calvinist concept that work is inherent to ones value is more than a bit toxic.  When work disappears, the social structure collapses.  That needs to change.  No self respecting oligarch feels that way.  If the money comes through zero effort, that's considered high ROI -- great all around!  Some of the working class need to adopt that attitude too.