I saw a quote that I found 100% applicable and will never forget: “Europeans vote as if they will one day be homeless. Americans vote as if they will one day be billionaires.”
US really needs a reality check on which one is more likely.
We believe it’s more possible to claw yourself up to the top in this country purely on the basis of dated propaganda. More Americans believe the “American dream” is possible here because look at the name of it, when the reality is social mobility by every measurable metric is worse here than many other countries.
I think a lot of them see it as a degree of “fairness.” That these people earned it (ignoring the facts that got them to where they are now) and they deserve to keep it. It’s more of a moral thing to them than any real worship, and there definitely is a touch of “don’t let that happen to me.” As if their wealth is at risk.
That’s the point.
Expect things to continue to get worse as long as most people believe the disparity in wealth should continue to grow.
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I saw a quote that I found 100% applicable and will never forget: “Europeans vote as if they will one day be homeless. Americans vote as if they will one day be billionaires.”
US really needs a reality check on which one is more likely.
We believe it’s more possible to claw yourself up to the top in this country purely on the basis of dated propaganda. More Americans believe the “American dream” is possible here because look at the name of it, when the reality is social mobility by every measurable metric is worse here than many other countries.
I think a lot of them see it as a degree of “fairness.” That these people earned it (ignoring the facts that got them to where they are now) and they deserve to keep it. It’s more of a moral thing to them than any real worship, and there definitely is a touch of “don’t let that happen to me.” As if their wealth is at risk.