California’s New Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge Is Being Manufactured in China — How’s that for a Sign of Depressing American Times?

© 2011 Peter Free

 

11 July 2011

 

 

American governments are literally selling out the American dream — and we’re letting them, due to our lack of respect for ourselves and our desire to have something for nothing

 

Here’s a video report by Melissa Chan (of Aljazeera English) documenting China’s manufacture of the new Bay Bridge.

 

Melissa Chan, A California Bridge, made in China, Al Jazeera (11 July 2011)

 

 

Where do you think this give-away-our-economy trail is going to take the United States?

 

When our governments conspire against American workers in the name of false frugality, the middle class is lost.

 

We’ve traded (a) American industrial pride and (b) the national security infrastructure that depends on it, so that (c) we can buy cheap Chinese “crap” at Walmart.

 

Does that make sense to you?

 

 

Our children and grandchildren will wonder why we sold our spines

 

Every powerful nation needs a strong industrial core.  Lose it, and you’re done.

 

With the exception of our fighting men and women, we have become so consumer-spoiled that we’ve forgotten that the price of freedom is synonymous with sacrifice.