Red: I didn't get the job.
Kitty: Okay, well, you will get them next time.
Red: Aw, Kitty... The world's changing. Things aren't turning out the way I expected.
Kitty: Well, Red, what did you expect?
Red: Well... I don't know, I...
[fantasy: a '50s-style information video begins with an atomic bomb going off:]
Announcer: [v.o.] Take that, Hirohito. And that. Yes, with America's victory overseas now complete, our fighting boys return home, where the American working man takes his rightful place on the throne. "Hi, honey. How was your day?" "They gave me another raise." "Oh, honey, with all the money you make, it's no wonder I don't have to work." Daughter Laurie has a question. "Daddy, why is the American economy the envy of the world?" "Well," says Dad, "It's because the American worker is experienced, loyal, and hard-working." Looks like junior has some good news. "Say, Dad, you can stop giving me money now. I just got a football scholarship to Notre Dame. I guess experience, loyalty, and hard work really do pay off." Daughter Laurie has another question. "Daddy, can you tell me why Germany and Japan's economies never recovered?" "It's simple. They are not experienced. They are not hard-working. They are not loyal. And they do not speak English." Speaking of work, Mom has to go grocery shopping. "Can I have the keys to the Cadillac?" "Ha, ha. Forget the Cadillac. Take the hovercraft." Red... The hovercraft?
[reality:]
Kitty: Hovercraft?
Red: What? They promised us hovercrafts. It's just another damn broken promise.