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Re:Senator To Microsoft: What Was That You Said About Wantin... by Dilpil on Monday January 26, 2009 @11:13AM (#450564)
He cares because he represents a large group of people who believe in American superiority. Their worldview dictates that Americans are superior, and have 'dibs' on the products of the global economy. To suggest to them that there exist foreigners who are smarter and more skilled than Americans- even if only a small number of Americans, and even if only at a specific task- is quite offensive.
Re:Senator To Microsoft: What Was That You Said About Wantin... by jimbokun on Monday January 26, 2009 @11:42AM (#450622)
I think that political necessity demands that American politicians claim the superiority of the American worker. But I do not think that the American worker believes that at all, quite the opposite. The American worker believes that there are a lot of people in other parts of the world just as educated and just as intelligent, willing to do their job for much less money, and wants the government to protect them from this reality.