History is laffing at the USA's stupidity, but there is a basis for this stupidity and it is a beautiful one, a one that is so ingrained in American culture .... thusly ...
from individual predators to corporations/multinationals, lobbyists et al the fodder for ANY predator's survival comes from manipulating bluecollar workers aka dirtbags.
Example closest to home is ET But just look at the millions of corporations and then at some individual predators in your own sphere of friends.
Caution:
Do not get caught up in the lingo. Bluecollar workers are the driving force of corporate profits and every predator from the lone operator to the group operator is gunning for them. That they are called dirtbags by yours truly is because of the way they are truly treated - the sweet, kind, bogus buttering words used by predators notwithstanding.
To give you an idea of how deeply ingrained stupidity is in american business, I present this concept ..............................