The Tale of Technology and American Exceptionalism

Those That Take You Out Of The Poop Are Not Necessarily Your Friends My favorite Russian proverb describes the dilemma of a injured young bird on the frozen Russian steppes. A Cossack finds the bird, and puts it in a fresh pile of Yak dung to keep it warm. Later, a hungry wolf comes by, hears the bird singing, finds the bird and eats it.
Like all good Russian proverbs, this one has 3 morals: Those that put you in the poop are not necessarily your enemies. Those that take you out of the poop are not necessarily your friends. And for heavens sake, if you are up to your neck in a pile of poop, do not start singing loudly.
In her story about the economic woes of Michigan, (Michigan Meets Tobacco Road as Toyota Goes South: March 7 Bloomberg), Doron Levin noted how the Democrats, traditional friends of the working classes, are not doing their friends in Michigan any favors.
?The fact that a majority of Democrats — and even a few Republicans — are willing to bestow more power on unions such as the UAW suggests that they dont know, dont understand or dont care why Detroit automakers are in such deep trouble in their home market,? Levin writes.

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