Now that we have covered the tone of your post, I suppose you desreve an answer. I, unlike many who post on the internet, really like my job at NWA. I live in base and have spent almost all of my life in Mineapolis. I believe this makes all the difference.
Though my very unscientific study I have found that of those that dislike or even hate their life at NWA about 90% commute. The reverse is also true, those that like or even love their job, live in base. This would explain why the tone in DTW is generally negative(most pilots commute to DTW) and why the tone in MSP is generally more positive(I would guess a majority live in or near MSP).
I have been flying with very junior guys on the DC-9, most of which have come off furlough and almost without exception, they are thrilled to be back,and seem to enjoy the job.
All to say, it's not what it used to be but if you live in base it's still a pretty good job. The same could be said of UAL, DAL,USAirways etc.