DeadNinja@lemmy.world to Murdered by Words@feddit.uk · 1 year agoBurrrrrnnnnnnlemmy.worldimagemessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up11.21Karrow-down184
arrow-up11.13Karrow-down1imageBurrrrrnnnnnnlemmy.worldDeadNinja@lemmy.world to Murdered by Words@feddit.uk · 1 year agomessage-square147fedilink
minus-squarestebo02@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down5·1 year agothe American dream isn’t a dream, it’s a delusion
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down2·1 year agoThe American dream is to become rich and then do the exploiting yourself. They may as well just give up with the American dream and rename it the rules of acquisition. At least then they’d be being honest with themselves.
minus-squarestebo02@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoexcept you can only become rich when you already are
minus-squareHonytawklinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·1 year agoNo it is a dream. It can only be achieved when you are asleep.
minus-squarelittlecolt@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year ago“It’s called The American Dream because you’d have to be asleep to believe in it.” -George Carlin
minus-squareohlaph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoIt’s a delusion that workers can work hard and become rich, used by those in power to extract worker skill and dedication.
the American dream isn’t a dream, it’s a delusion
The American dream is to become rich and then do the exploiting yourself.
They may as well just give up with the American dream and rename it the rules of acquisition. At least then they’d be being honest with themselves.
except you can only become rich when you already are
No it is a dream.
It can only be achieved when you are asleep.
“It’s called The American Dream because you’d have to be asleep to believe in it.”
-George Carlin
It’s a delusion that workers can work hard and become rich, used by those in power to extract worker skill and dedication.