College of Political Knowledge
Subject: American Society
I have spent a lot of time trying to people, readers in this case, to think about what they believe when it comes to politics and theory…..I begin the new year continuing my pursuit of making people stop and think about their political beliefs……are those beliefs what you think they are?
How many times have you heard the term “American Dream”? Or that he/she is living the American dream? And how many times have you asked….what the hell is the American Dream? Does anyone truly have an answer?
Once it was to have a family that consisted of 2.3 kids…….or that you own a ranch style home with a 2 car garage and a patio….but is that really an American dream? Or could it be that you spend lots more than you actually have? How about a good retirement at an age where you could actually enjoy your declining years? Maybe that your children will have a better life than you had? What is the dream we all talk about?
Maybe we should dream about winning the Lotto….or having a billion dollars and our way with the little people around us…….or is the dream elusive? A mirage always just out of reach and when we finally get to it…it is nothing but the same life we have now?
Or is it just a slogan thought up by some weepy politician to make it appear that he/she cares more than they really do? Is it really something that we all aspire to at some point in our lives?
The American dream is subjective, at best…….but there is one thing for sure….. it IS a dream……a pipe dream! And few actually arrive at their dream (as it is described by most) and the ones that are lucky enough to arrive become whores to greed and envy……some us are better off not ever realizing that American Dream….
So, the question still remains….just what the Hell is the American Dream? And how does one define something so elusive?
Any thoughts?
Well, yes – the American Dream is of course a myth invented largely by the elite to keep the plebs in line by giving them something to aim for.
However, if it does or did exist at all, then the whole point about it is that it IS TOTALLY subjective. The American dream is and always was that, in theory and given the ability, you can be whatever you want to be in life, which to my mind is a wonderful idea.
If only America was as good as it thinks it is and if things were as simple as most people seem to believe, the American Dream might still be possible for some, or even many – but that in itself is a pipe dream, don’t you think?
A pipe dream…we Americans are big on pipe dreams……..we also appreciate having smoke blown up our butts…….