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Sat Feb-10-07 01:06 PM
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| 7. What is the American Dream anyway? |
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Is it basically about money and things?
My partner is Japanese. He has asked me more than once to explain the American Dream to him and I can't seem to come up with a good definition. I get the feeling that there might be more than one.
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| -Is The "American Dream" Dead? What Is Your Experience? |
The Cleaner |
Feb-10-07 12:52 PM |
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It's dead . |
blues90 |
Feb-10-07 12:58 PM |
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You nailed it Blues! Dreams |
asjr |
Feb-10-07 01:07 PM |
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if the "dream" means building a successful and happy life, it is not dead |
msongs |
Feb-10-07 12:58 PM |
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"Victim class"? Like those in the 70% increase needing food stamps |
Lars39 |
Feb-10-07 01:05 PM |
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How long have you been on this planet? |
amandabeech |
Feb-10-07 01:54 PM |
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Victim class? With that sort of attitude I'm surprised you call yourself a Democrat |
Doremus |
Feb-10-07 02:09 PM |
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The American Dream is in palliative care and at the moment is comfortable |
whistle |
Feb-10-07 01:01 PM |
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if a family member has a chronic illness, certainly |
kineneb |
Feb-10-07 01:03 PM |
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I was just laid off by a charter school... |
rucky |
Feb-10-07 01:03 PM |
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i think it is easily still doable depending on what the "dream" is. |
seabeyond |
Feb-10-07 01:06 PM |
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say what? |
pitohui |
Feb-10-07 02:00 PM |
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say what back acha |
seabeyond |
Feb-10-07 03:44 PM |
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What is the American Dream anyway? |
Tyo |
Feb-10-07 01:06 PM |
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the american dream was popularly understood to be the dream of being able to own your own home |
pitohui |
Feb-10-07 02:02 PM |
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And even if you think you do own your home |
DiktatrW |
Feb-10-07 02:36 PM |
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Many working class people own their own homes around here |
Nikia |
Feb-10-07 03:02 PM |
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I thought it was that ,plus your children would have a life better than yours |
catzies |
Feb-10-07 03:11 PM |
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I am one of the victims of the American Dream. I worked my way thru |
Vincardog |
Feb-10-07 01:08 PM |
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I don't think so. |
Bonhomme Richard |
Feb-10-07 01:16 PM |
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I quit a good job with IBM Corp. in 1978 to build houses. It worked for me, |
heidler1 |
Feb-10-07 01:50 PM |
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as the talking heads say, it's not yesterday any more |
pitohui |
Feb-10-07 02:04 PM |
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Maybe the American dream was the wrong dream, Everyone |
MasonJar |
Feb-10-07 01:25 PM |
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They call it the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it. |
originalpckelly |
Feb-10-07 01:25 PM |
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It never existed |
manic expression |
Feb-10-07 01:27 PM |
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I think it remains a defining factor of American life. For better or worse, |
pinto |
Feb-10-07 01:35 PM |
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I'm living it, so it definately isn't dead. |
Rosemary2205 |
Feb-10-07 01:52 PM |
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"my being paralyzed, my husband's memory problems, a bankruptcy" |
pitohui |
Feb-10-07 02:09 PM |
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to love, to laugh, to participate is the dream. |
Rosemary2205 |
Feb-10-07 02:40 PM |
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reinvent into what ? |
blues90 |
Feb-10-07 03:48 PM |
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life isn't about money. |
Rosemary2205 |
Feb-10-07 04:01 PM |
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I agree it's not about money |
blues90 |
Feb-10-07 04:14 PM |
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it's dead |
pitohui |
Feb-10-07 01:56 PM |
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the dream is not dead... |
jakem |
Feb-10-07 02:03 PM |
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then what on earth do you suggest? a life of crime? |
pitohui |
Feb-10-07 02:07 PM |
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you dont have to remind me of insurance costs... |
jakem |
Feb-10-07 02:53 PM |
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and besides... |
jakem |
Feb-10-07 02:56 PM |
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It isn't dead. Just dormant till these middle class haters are out of office. |
applegrove |
Feb-10-07 02:32 PM |
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We should be boycotting China |
Annces |
Feb-10-07 02:42 PM |
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Joe vs. the Volcano? |
The Cleaner |
Feb-10-07 02:58 PM |
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Merle Travis 1947 |
Annces |
Feb-10-07 03:29 PM |
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Yes, a dream requires a dreamer |
sweetheart |
Feb-10-07 03:04 PM |
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A 4 year degree isn't worth what it was in the past |
Nikia |
Feb-10-07 03:07 PM |
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For many it is a dream just to get through the month |
blues90 |
Feb-10-07 03:08 PM |
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Let's see. Just a personal list |
shadowknows69 |
Feb-10-07 03:10 PM |
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So everyone has lots of money to start with? |
sleebarker |
Feb-10-07 03:23 PM |
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my experience is not likely to be as valid as a statistical analysis |
hfojvt |
Feb-10-07 03:40 PM |
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Dead as the proverbial doornail |
HeeBGBz |
Feb-10-07 03:46 PM |
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It never really existed in the first place. |
Odin2005 |
Feb-10-07 04:14 PM |
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The "American Dream" is right-wing Social Darwinist propaganda. |
PLF |
Feb-10-07 04:54 PM |
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dreams and nightmares |
Jim Warren |
Feb-10-07 04:19 PM |
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And people wonder how the "third world" came to be. |
PLF |
Feb-10-07 04:56 PM |
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Gunboats, police squads and |
Jim Warren |
Feb-10-07 06:00 PM |
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exactly |
PLF |
Feb-11-07 11:38 AM |
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It's alive and well...in Canada and Australia. |
tasteblind |
Feb-10-07 05:02 PM |
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Was it ever alive? |
GirlinContempt |
Feb-10-07 05:05 PM |
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I don't think it's dead. |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-10-07 05:05 PM |
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No |
Pavulon |
Feb-10-07 06:04 PM |
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I think I'm living it for now |
Geek_Girl |
Feb-10-07 06:18 PM |
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