Kirk's grift was to monetise discontent something snake oil salesmen have been doing for a long time
He was riding a bandwagon like Horst Wessel.
They want their three weeks vacation. They
Five, not three and of course people do. Why wouldn't they; this is normal across the developed world.
Americans in general are willing to work two or three jobs to get ahead financially, not take time off
That is not a positive thing.
out compete everyone. Competition is the environment
The world is not an everyone for themselves place; developed societies grow from third world level to societal prosperity by cooperation.
I hire an Ivy league graduate
The idea of an Ivy League graduate going for a job at a closed cafe in Krakow once run by a dodgy guy is quite surreal.