This will sound odd but I agree with you Steeljack as well as with Eric. And still at the same time agree with Barb.
Certainly the West coast and Northeast are much more liberal then the Southeast and the Midwest. So Barb's views are extreme for certain areas of the country but rather normal for the south.
Your other great and obvious point Eric was regarding American products and their crappy workmenship these past 30 years (IMO). I gave up on the American auto mobile after going through a chevy (Vega
) , Ford (Tempo), Ford (Ranger), Oldsmobile (Cierra). Not only were these all cheaply made, the service departments were so customer unfriendly!
I put alot of blame on the Unions and also on the Government (IMO).
Quick point on Royboy's statement. It may be a bit of a cultural thing. In this area, that statement is taken as bad as the F word (and that means they aren't used often and are greatly offensive)(IMO). May be more shocking to see from me then to how it's used over there eh?
Brian