But I believe this is the only reason how the Mexicans earned their high standard work ethic, is that they just show up everyday, not that they work harder than anyone else, and with this next generation of vaginas who call themselves men, showing up everyday is becoming uncommon. The hardest working men I've ever seen weren't Mexican at all. On my job you have to hustle, I mean you better be doing something all the time and you better be doing it quick, and every mexican I've seen doesn't have that drive, they have one steady pace all day and the white guys just work circles around 'em. Sure this upcoming crop of men is disheartening in many ways, but there still is some hard working young men out there with good upbringings who are out of work and would take any job available out there, but some illegal has it at the moment. I don't know why so many will defend and uphold another race and talk down about their own, have some pride for once.
Pride comes before a fall. Perhaps that’s what we are seeing on a grand scale. A nation too fat, dumb, and happy to get back what we inherited...that which our forefathers worked, and fought so hard for.
I'm confident, yet humble. There is a difference...pride is nothing more than empty glory.
And as far as race goes, the only race I'm a part of is the human race. If you think America is about one 'race' or culture....you've missed it entirely.
I think you must mean culture. Not much in American culture to write home about these days...no sense in faking it out of some misspent loyalty.
I'd rather stay loyal to solid fundamental principles that are proven across the history of mankind...while nations and empires rose and fell with the tide. Principles that originally made this country great.
Now then, there are many things about my grandfathers 'american' culture for example that appeal to me...but we can't continue to borrow glory from the past. They were humble, loyal to priciples, thankful, and confident.
We need to learn from the past...not off its dividends, as if we are owed something.
Every dawn is a new day...ya got to earn it living in the now. That is what I see the Latinos I care about doing.
Latinos, in general work as hard and smart as anyone....not harder nor smarter necessarily, though often is the case. Howbeit, anyone has that potential....fewer american there be that find it.
Latinos are steady, well paced, and smart. I have seen white guys work circles around them...though often because they work stupid and just look like they are getting more done. At any rate, I know a few mexicans in their sixties still working as hard as anyone. Why? Fountain of youth, or the principles of smart, well paced work ethics?
But I digress, this forum is indeed full of 'white' Americans that work and work smart. No question. That's the nature of the industry. However, it's been near impossible to find that element in the general american public. I've had limited luck.
I have a 24 yr old 'white' american on the crew that has been around for over a year and a half. He stands out amongst his peers. He's simply a younger version of me in the sense that he loves the job and goes home spent..but he's maybe 1 in 20.
I cannot afford to hope to harvest 1 in 20 anymore....
I'm not selling anyone down the river....there is a current american culture you can thank for that.
I've got work to do....I haven't time for loyalty to failure. Loyalty to time honored principles gets the job done.
I've hired a legal foreign immigrant man that wants to work to earn his way for his family towards a dream......it doesn't get anymore american than that.
