The ugly fallout from the American Dream has been coming down on us at a pretty consistent rate since Sitting Bull's time-and the only real difference now, with Election Day '72 only a few weeks away, is that we seem to be on the verge of ratifying the fallout and forgetting the Dream itself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The American Dream has deteriorated and society is accepting the damage.
- In plain terms
- The dream is broken and we are accepting it.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize when a national ideal has failed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What happened to the original dream?
- Are we accepting decline?
Another view
Ideals can evolve rather than simply fail.
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