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Goose telling it like it is... this is what I see when I look around Lexington, KY, what about where you live? Is this really new though... perhaps a new virulent strain?
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The New American Dream, Get Rich and Screw Everyone Else
Comments From Left Field
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I am not trying to minimize the fact that many people, regardless of how they truly feel about all other issues, will vote Republican because they own a gun or because they are adamantly opposed to abortion but what I am saying is those people have voted that way for years. What I see when I turn on the television, open up a newspaper, or simply walk along a downtown street are people struggling to jive their version of reality with the one that is sold to them by Madison Avenue. We are no longer citizens of this country, we are now consumers and that role trumps all else. We are expected to ignore our humanity in favor of keeping up with the Jones'.
The American dream, the idea that any person from any racial, ethnic or religious background can come to this country and be treated as an equal based solely on their merits as a citizen is gone. It has been replaced by the new American dream, one that expects us to forget out about our great society, about our humanity in essence, and focus solely on the fact that we can get rich if we only try hard enough - oh... and if we only support Republican's who will make sure we get to keep every penny of what we earn. This message has been hammered into our little beans so much that we actually believe it. We actually are willing to allow millions of our fellow citizens to go without proper health care or work two plus jobs and still remain in poverty just so that we can have a few extra bucks in our paychecks at the end of the month affording us just enough to run out to Wal-Mart and buy the latest shiny piece of crap manufactured in China.
You don't believe me? How about you drive by the nearest gated apartment complex and tell me how many 20-30 somethings are living there, paying outrageous rent and driving leased BMW's so that they can appear wealthy. My contention is that we have completely lost our way, forgotten what we are about as a people. America is about opportunity, not ONLY opportunity to get rich, but the opportunity to be a part of a society that is tolerant of all kinds of people. ...
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