[quote]lucasa wrote:
1-packlondoner wrote:
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I don’t need wit and insight
That’s debatable.
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He has made it this far without them. I am sure he can survive. (j/k)
[quote]Wreckless wrote:
LBRTRN wrote:
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I’m not saying Europeans shouldn’t complain about the destruction of their culture (which, as someone said earlier, is an exaggeration) but it’s obvious that their are enough Europeans who don’t have a problem with Americanization or guess what? they would stop buying American products! Europeans want American products, American movies, and American music, and with all that, for better or worse, comes American culture. You can’t have one without the other…
Ok, let’s see where your line of thinking leads us.
Americans don’t mind about the decline of their automobile industry. Otherwise they wouldn’t all be bying Japanese cars.[/quote]
Those Americans who do buy Japanese cars obviously don’t mind and/or don’t care, otherwise they wouldn’t be buying Japanese cars. Those who complain probably own American cars (if they don’t then they are part of the problem and shouldnt be complaining)but as long as they are in a minority, the problem will persist. Same goes for Europe…
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Americans don’t mind about the decline of their IT industry. Otherwise they wouldn’t all be buying PC’s assembled in Asia. And their companies wouldn’t all be outsourcing to Asia.
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What do you think we should do about it, huh? Save people from themselves? Say, “No sir, you can’t buy that product–even though it’s of better quality and at a lower price–because it’s not American built!” Furthermore, it is not the fault of the Japanese that they make a better product and people from other countries are more willing to purchase their automobiles. Its GM’s fault for building a POS. Proping up companies or industries that can’t keep up with the rest of the world doesnt help anyone in the long run.
It’s been a long time since Detroit was just building POS automobiles…
[quote]vroom wrote:
It’s been a long time since Detroit was just building POS automobiles…[/quote]
I work in the auto industry and the last time I looked at the report, GM had something like 15 defects per 100 cars (they ranked the best out of the big 3) compared to Toyota’s 1 and Honda’s 2–you do the math.
[quote]lucasa wrote:
I find it bizarre in the extreme that two national leaders take the time out of their day to write a school textbook which may or may not get adopted that deliberately tries to slant history. It’s even more bizarre that when Americans are appalled and/or guffaw at the idea, they get stereotyped as ignorant rednecks.
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Wait, wait. Do you actually think that they really wrote it themselves?
Wow, you really ARE an ignorant redneck arent’t you ! ! !
[quote]LBRTRN wrote:
What do you think we should do about it, huh? Save people from themselves? Say, “No sir, you can’t buy that product–even though it’s of better quality and at a lower price–because it’s not American built!” Furthermore, it is not the fault of the Japanese that they make a better product and people from other countries are more willing to purchase their automobiles. Its GM’s fault for building a POS. Proping up companies or industries that can’t keep up with the rest of the world doesnt help anyone in the long run.
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I dunno what you should do about it, I guess there’s not much you can do.
Just like Europe can’t do much when all cultural differences are gradually ironed out.
But, that’s probably more due to globalisation than US dominance.
[quote]Wreckless wrote:
LBRTRN wrote:
What do you think we should do about it, huh? Save people from themselves? Say, “No sir, you can’t buy that product–even though it’s of better quality and at a lower price–because it’s not American built!” Furthermore, it is not the fault of the Japanese that they make a better product and people from other countries are more willing to purchase their automobiles. Its GM’s fault for building a POS. Proping up companies or industries that can’t keep up with the rest of the world doesnt help anyone in the long run.
I dunno what you should do about it, I guess there’s not much you can do.
Just like Europe can’t do much when all cultural differences are gradually ironed out.[/quote]
Huh…ya, which is why I posed the above rhetorical question: I was attempting to point out that nothing can be done; it’s simply a matter of economics.
My point from the very beginning…
Just to let you know one thing, this story made a big fuss in France and it was decided the book would be revised before being given to students if it ever will…