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August · 10-02-12, 10:25 PM

I think you people are confusing an opportunity with a guarantee. The American dream has always been about having a chance for success, something not found in the countries our citizens left to come here but it is certainly no promise of success.

People love to bitch about their position in life but rarely do I see the effort put in to improving it than I see in our local immigrant entrepreneurs. Those people know how to work, and they also understand the power of family. Mom, dad, sons, daughters, grandma, uncles and aunts all working together to build a business that supports them all. When I see these folks I think to myself that this is really what the American dream is all about.

10-02-12, 10:25 PM	#6
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,220 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think you people are confusing an opportunity with a guarantee. The American dream has always been about having a chance for success, something not found in the countries our citizens left to come here but it is certainly no promise of success. People love to bitch about their position in life but rarely do I see the effort put in to improving it than I see in our local immigrant entrepreneurs. Those people know how to work, and they also understand the power of family. Mom, dad, sons, daughters, grandma, uncles and aunts all working together to build a business that supports them all. When I see these folks I think to myself that this is really what the American dream is all about. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.