1. How would you describe the “American Dream?”
The American Dream is an idealistic belief in a life which perfectly upholds the values the United States is believed to have. The common person defines the dream as having 2.5 kids and a house with a white, picket fence. This person would see kids who group up normally and fit in without problems, then going to college and doing well for themselves while the parents coast on a typical retirement kick.
2. What is your definition of wealth?
My definition of wealth is that wealth is an accumulation of ideas or items considered to be of value.
3. What are Americans’ attitudes toward wealth and poverty?
In America, the citizens are more likely to reward the person who is wealthy for whatever he or she has done to obtain his or her status, while the same citizens want to punish people who must have done something wrong in order to be impoverished. It is hypocritical. In the same breath, these are the people who praise underdogs and love rags-to-riches stories. The common beliefs are that a person status and wealth are reflected by character rather than luck or even birth. Since everyone believes that even has an equal chance, it is not a long reach for the people to believe if someone is poor, then it is of his or her own doing rather than chance.
4. What is your attitude toward wealth and poverty?
I believe wealth is a corrupting factor, at least in America. The wealthy perpetuate a system of bigotry against those who do not mirror their own kind. The impoverished are then left in mass branded as invalids. The current system feeds into itself. The one we have only grows despite the common belief that even has an equal chance in America. If everyone is equal, then parents would not move to choose schools based upon location and demographics. The divide between the two in America is almost perfectly archetypal. Dangerously close to the Roman elite with "panem et circenses" and Bourgeoisie "let them eat cake".
Hmmm, well since you disagreed, in my post them I'll disagree in yours, I don't think Americans hate poor people and think they did it to them selves due to incompetence, the reasoning for this is simple, there is more than one view for the "American" people, and thus logically speaking it's impossible to claim what you just said with out listing every American extant and then staring there view on the opinion , and this would bore everyone and you would hat an F for the blogpost, since it's too long, but if you are willing to generalize I still don't think hate poor people, and love the rich, I think she and physique play stole in the stereotyping of people, like if a strong young man is begging on the streets , it would araise disapproval as it is possible for the man to put his abilities to use, yet a rich arrogant person who is of sickly mental and physical health, who inherited their wealth, would again inspire disapproval, as they are being rewarded for there incompetence and laziness, but there are obviously many factors involved in both stereotypes, so ..... Ya, anyway your post was .... Ok
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the poor are often demonized and it is quite easy to so. Cross-culturally and internationally, we see the poor being subjected to abuse from the powerful because money gives people power to make choices, albeit political, relational, or economic. We as humans place value on things that aren't easily obtained. It is extremely hard to amass wealth and it far too easy to become impoverished.
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