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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by filtherton
To me the american dream is the idea that everyone has an opportunity to succeed. I don't think that this is true in any kind of meaningful sense. Certainly many people do have opportunities to succeed, but many people don't, even in terms of the conditions you outlined.
Healthcare isn't always accessible, apartments aren't always accessible, education is becoming more expensive and less accessible, and the labor market is what it is. Even if you make ten times what you could have made elsewhere, if you have to spend 12 times what you had to spend elsewhere it doesn't amount to much. I see what you're saying, i just disagree that it makes sense to assume that the opportunity applies to everyone.
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compared to most 3rd world countries... it's much better than most.
The opportunity applies to anyone trying to better themselves by leaving their own homeland and emmigrating elsewhere, from America to Germany to Iceland.
As far as success, again, results not typical.
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