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Originally Posted by Sly
I guess we have different definitions of The American Dream. Kind of sad that everyone thinks they must be rich and they can't have a great life unless they are rich.
Every time I meet an immigrant I ask them how they like America. The reply is always the same. "I love it."
That's what The American Dream is to me. Not sure what to tell all of those that dream of getting rich easily. That was never The Dream before, not sure why it suddenly is now, but that is more of a delusion than a dream. Very few people get rich easily. Sitting on the couch complaining about it is certainly not going to make that dream, or delusion, come true any quicker.
I have strong feelings about this subject. I guess I'm biased. My story is a little different than most. I believe that if *I* can live out what I consider to be The American Dream, than anyone can. I wish more would see it that way.
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Its not my definition of the american dream but just what it seems for a good segment of america. look at this way, most american born citizens in the last 30-40 years were born into middle-class-dom and so the idea of just living a better life is somewhat pointless because life is already fairly comfortable. to these people the american dream is something more than living an average life with an average income. i think celebrity worship is also somewhat to blame, people see movie starts and athletes making millions for what they view as having fun. unless you come from a poor country, fascist country or poverty stricken america, just making a better life doesn't cut it.