Americans have been ruined by the philosophy that there are jobs they should find below themselves. I worked as a cook in all manner of restaurants for 40 years, loved my profession, and never shirked dishwashing or toilet cleaning. My family were tenant farmers in the midwest, some worked in steel mills, some as healthcare as in wiping butts healthcare. I grew up in a factory town and until the jobs were moved to Mexico, people lived pretty well and shit like race was not a problem.

The problem is the cultural conditioning of Americans to be lazy and work averse.