the american dream is an illusion, a nice one, but still, it doesn't exist. the idea that anyone who works hard enough can have this american dream is just completely untrue.
look at john steinbeck's books, namely "of mice and men" and "grapes of wrath". they were set in the the 30s but their themes about the american dream can be applied to today
Good Lord, you guys are STILL so depressing...
It is like young people are SO cynical now that they cannot recongise the good in anything at all!
I am no Republican but the American Dream IS a solid ideal that has transformed the world- for the better. And yes, many of us have issues with many things American but this does not excuse blinding ourselves to some of these truths.
From my European perspective the American Dream seems to be to be building a global American Empire whist still pretending to be all about the founding states and democratic process.
The USA swears by the right of all its citizens to bear arms - has 752 military installations in more than 130 countries and yet still feels it has the right to dictate to the rest of the world what weapons they are allowed to posses.
God bless the American dream, because a dream is what it is - and the wake up call will be when the American economy implodes under the weight of its twin economic deficits, namely its external deficit and its growing budget deficit.
Hope that helps?
Originally posted by Mr Zero
God bless the American dream, because a dream is what it is - and the wake up call will be when the American economy implodes under the weight of its twin economic deficits, namely its external deficit and its growing budget deficit.Hope that helps?
If that does happen, then the entire world crumbles. It's interesting to see what ppl from other countries think of the American Dream
Originally posted by Agent Elrond
the entire world crumbles.
Sorry to burst your bubble but the entire world will not "crumble" when Americas does. You don't export anything that can't be found elsewhere.
Best of luck with your forthcoming economic disaster and next fake election. We're rootin' for you.
"The American Dream" seems to be that the mass denial of the 50's hasn't ended and that one day all Americans will wake up to find they are all rich and everyone is white.