Note: I have not watched the debate yet and am responidng only to the written piece.
The following is the American Dream defined in this piece:
"The “American Dream” is the most important of our national myths. It’s the idea that, with hard work and determination, anyone in this country can achieve middle-class security, own a home, start …
Note: I have not watched the debate yet and am responidng only to the written piece.
The following is the American Dream defined in this piece:
"The “American Dream” is the most important of our national myths. It’s the idea that, with hard work and determination, anyone in this country can achieve middle-class security, own a home, start a family, and provide the children they raise with a better life than they had."
As i have written in these pages previously, I do not think that the manner in which the American Dream is defined is correct. Or at best, it is limiting.
More accurately, I think the American Dream is having the freedom to pursue one's own unique dreams. And, with this definition, the most important part is "one's own" as opposed to expectations of parents, peers, society et. al. One's dream might fall directly in line with the the above paragraph's summary but it may not.
Relatedly, however one defines it, currently entirely too much "power" is placed in circumstances and far too little in the individual. If that does not seem right take a hard look at the the proliferation of "identity politics" which firmly places power in outside circumstances and denies the agency of the individual in favor of the group.
Note: I have not watched the debate yet and am responidng only to the written piece.
The following is the American Dream defined in this piece:
"The “American Dream” is the most important of our national myths. It’s the idea that, with hard work and determination, anyone in this country can achieve middle-class security, own a home, start a family, and provide the children they raise with a better life than they had."
As i have written in these pages previously, I do not think that the manner in which the American Dream is defined is correct. Or at best, it is limiting.
More accurately, I think the American Dream is having the freedom to pursue one's own unique dreams. And, with this definition, the most important part is "one's own" as opposed to expectations of parents, peers, society et. al. One's dream might fall directly in line with the the above paragraph's summary but it may not.
Relatedly, however one defines it, currently entirely too much "power" is placed in circumstances and far too little in the individual. If that does not seem right take a hard look at the the proliferation of "identity politics" which firmly places power in outside circumstances and denies the agency of the individual in favor of the group.