But the actions of some protesters have gone too far, and they’re harming Americans now. The blockade of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, has now lasted five days and has prevented hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of goods from entering the U.S. Particularly affected is the automotive industry, which relies on parts crossing the border for normal operations. [More]
Who thinks you'll find what it takes to secure freedom from the self-impressed insulated milksops at National Review?
[Via Michael G]
Wow1 Check out the comments (publicly readable). Every one of them -- without exception -- drills BR a new sphincter.
ReplyDeleteParticularly affected is the automotive industry, which relies on parts crossing the border for normal operations.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm seeing the problem here.
Modern corporate logistics seeks to reduce bottlenecks in production so there's no "downtime" - i.e. workers and/or machinery sitting idle. If a glorified traffic jam can cause that much harm to "normal operations", maybe "normal operations" shouldn't be so reliant on parts crossing the border.
Just saying, if the cars really were "Made in America" -- as opposed to "assembled in America from foreign-sourced parts" -- they wouldn't be having that problem.
I thought they would have learned that from the COVID Chinese microchip shortages, but I guess not....