Group E: The New Face of the Silicon Age

This passage shows the superiority thinking of Americans and ridicules it. "Translation: We're not just cheaper, we're better," is what outsourcers in India say. Americans always have the notion that they are superior to everyone, maybe because of all the wars they've won, or how the economy was before, or maybe because it is just their nature. Indians, however, are taking the superiority thinking of Americans and virtually telling them that they are not "all that." They are arguing that companies aren't bringing jobs to India because of how cheap it is, but rather because of the quality.

In my opinion, Americans want the good paying jobs only. The fact that they are advocating for the revocation of outsourcing is, in a way, pointless. It is true that Americans are losing their jobs, but if the jobs aren't outsourced, people from those outsourced countries would just come to the U.S. and find jobs here. And possibly even get paid the same amount even if they are willing to work for less. On the other hand, it completely destroys the internal economy. This is a very arguable point. " 'We can't stop globalization,' Turner says. But outsourcing, especially now, amounts to 'contributing to our own demise.' " But if outsourcing is stopped, globalization in a sense is also stopped. That international influence that makes everything "better" will be lost.

"Her solution is simple: America first. Support American firms. Put Americans back to work. And only then, after we reach full employment, will outsourcing be an acceptable option. "If we can't take care of our own first, we shouldn't be looking to take care of other people around the world," she says. "If you're a parent, you don't take care of everybody on the block before you make sure your own children have their basic needs met..." The analogy of this conflict being almost a replica of the Japanese auto-makers is a nice analogy. The arguments are there. The rebuttals are there. Americans hate change even though it has happened time and time again in their history. The US has also been using outsourcing for many decades now. Americans should not complain when something is not going their way. Although the changes have almost all been internal, I claim Americans need to conform to the changes that will eventually embellish the world.