J. Stiglitz: The American Dream has become a myth

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

With all due respect...what do you know about the American Dream? Have you lived here for any lengthy period of time?

Sorry if I come across as harsh, but when you dog Teddy Roosevelt, who is one of my historical heroes and someone that I feel really "gets it" in terms of what America is all about, you get my dander up.

Sorry to sound like August here, but I think you're out of your depth and you have no idea what you're talking about.

Not to defend Skybird here, Mookie, but the American dream has been shared by many an immigrant well before they'd ever set foot on our shores. "Shining city on a hill" and all that jazz that I happen to whole-heartedly believe in. I guess I'm just asking you to rebuttal the argument and not the person, because I believe that who we are as a nation stands for far more people than those who merely reside within our borders.