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Skybird · 03-10-12, 04:55 PM

The American dream? The belief that there is a just and causal link between effort you put into it and wealth that you earn from that effort. Everybody forges his own destiny. Everybody is "seines Glückes Schmied". Well, it would be nice if it were that way, but I disagree oin that it really is. For most, it is not, and luck or bad luck play the dominant role in people life. We cannot enforce our fate. For man, and especially for Americans, it seems

, this insight is a hard pill to swallow.

Reality has proven it wrong for the majority of cases. Most people try hard and harder, but just get exploited in their weak position, and never make it from dishwasher to millionaire. They become little wheels in the bigger machinery, or struggle hard to improv e, but keep drowning in the swamp at the bottom. The gap between rich and poor is widening, more and more wealth gets accumulated in few and fewer hands at the top, and the real income - after cold progression - for the growing majority of people has declined over the past two decades. For the newcomers at the starting line, it becomes more and more difficult with every generation , due to the loss of resources society has to offer, and the growing strength of the longer and longer established establishement.

There are exceptions, yes. For every winner, there seems to be a hundred loosers nevertheless. And the strength of the few allows them to exploit the majority due to its relatiove weakness. And that is what unregulated markets are about.

The American Dream - that is a religious utopia for a fair and just, balanced and perfect paradise. As an utopia, it serves as an attractor. But it shares the fate of every utopia - that utopias are not real is part of the definition of that term.

The american social model has failed because the dream turned into a nightmare, and the law of the strongest took effect. The European social system has failed because it became unaffordable and spent more than it earned. Now the US tries to copy some of the european features, and Europe tries to copy some of the American features.

How can anything good come from this if you add something bad to something that already is bad? Two bads together make one good?

I think it means that it just is being made worse. And thats what I see in the EU, and in the US as well.

03-10-12, 04:55 PM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The American dream? The belief that there is a just and causal link between effort you put into it and wealth that you earn from that effort. Everybody forges his own destiny. Everybody is "seines Glückes Schmied". Well, it would be nice if it were that way, but I disagree oin that it really is. For most, it is not, and luck or bad luck play the dominant role in people life. We cannot enforce our fate. For man, and especially for Americans, it seems , this insight is a hard pill to swallow. Reality has proven it wrong for the majority of cases. Most people try hard and harder, but just get exploited in their weak position, and never make it from dishwasher to millionaire. They become little wheels in the bigger machinery, or struggle hard to improv e, but keep drowning in the swamp at the bottom. The gap between rich and poor is widening, more and more wealth gets accumulated in few and fewer hands at the top, and the real income - after cold progression - for the growing majority of people has declined over the past two decades. For the newcomers at the starting line, it becomes more and more difficult with every generation , due to the loss of resources society has to offer, and the growing strength of the longer and longer established establishement. There are exceptions, yes. For every winner, there seems to be a hundred loosers nevertheless. And the strength of the few allows them to exploit the majority due to its relatiove weakness. And that is what unregulated markets are about. The American Dream - that is a religious utopia for a fair and just, balanced and perfect paradise. As an utopia, it serves as an attractor. But it shares the fate of every utopia - that utopias are not real is part of the definition of that term. The american social model has failed because the dream turned into a nightmare, and the law of the strongest took effect. The European social system has failed because it became unaffordable and spent more than it earned. Now the US tries to copy some of the european features, and Europe tries to copy some of the American features. How can anything good come from this if you add something bad to something that already is bad? Two bads together make one good? I think it means that it just is being made worse. And thats what I see in the EU, and in the US as well. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.