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"It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it"

Man, it was ten years ago, but seems like yesterday

the whole point of it is to provide hope and motivation for people. It's supposed to reinforce the idea that you can proactively better your life. What is your proposal? Life sucks and there's no hope so lets give up and die?

I think that the American Dream is partially a concept constructed upon unrealistic optimism for a nation. To people of developing countries, America may seem like another world completly. While those living in the United States do enjoy more freedoms than a large portion of the globe, there are injustices and corruption nonetheless. We'd like to think that there is equal opportunity for everyone, but this injustice proves that there isn't.

This is 14 years ago, now in 2023 how I wish to go back to 2009

1st Generation of the American Dream: 1953-1960 2nd Generation of the American Dream: 1981-1988 3rd Generation of the American Dream: 2009-2016

its different for people depending on their economic/cultural background/social status. those things form your values. some peoples 'american dream' is to be alpha at whatever they do. some just want a family that will love them.

Who is watching it for school ?

thanks for that. tomorrow i'll write my second english exam in this year and it's all about TAD.

Inspirational

simple.... the american dream for me... is a good job... a home familly... great house....great car... a women to love...children... and no problem.... like a dream -_-

As George Carlin once said "It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."

A great explanation of the goals and motivation the American dream provides.

For people born in this country, the American dream is a myth. Your typical monolingual American takes everything for granted, self absorbed and does not appreciate anything. Even a homeless person most times a junkie has a better life than someone in another country, trying to achieve it. I came to the US with nothing, did not know the language but I did something about it. Studied, served in the military, worked hard and the fruit of all my sacrifice: 1. Financially stability for life. 2. I have everything I need and items I wanted. 3. Education. 4. Home ownership. 5. Future generations will have the same opportunity as I did, in this country. Understanding the value of hard work and money isn't something most American don't truly understand and most take it for granted, expecting a hand out or a safety net. For anyone to say, the American dream is dead... I am living it and smiling EVERY day. You are the problem. This whole racism this and that... the man has never ever held me down. Soy Latino!

No matter where you come from, I personally know that anything can be achieved. Sometimes when someone comes from a harder background they want to be succesful more than the average middle class person. There are thousands of highly succesful people (actors, musicians, writers...) who have come from poverty. your life is what you make of it.

My American 🇺🇸 Dream is for people to come together. Amen 🙏 1/7/21.

The ORIGINAL American dream, was to be in a nation where one was free to practice their faith without persecution or force. And to be able to reap the harvest of hard work....

Nobody mentions being able to take leisure time. Being able to not have to work 24/7, to go travel. Nobody mentions not having to worry about filing for bankruptcy over a medical emergency.

The American dream is to be successful and wealthy, the dreamer is the worker.

It's called the American Dream because you must be a sleep it ti happen.

Who is watching this after covid pandemic 😂

They definitely need a revision of this

As well as one's ability to determine what is for them and what's not and the lvl of live according to that and not have "someone else" force their "will" (values, rules, lvl of dignity, lvl of respect, lvl and quality of good/s, status or "place"), on them.

Can you make a new one and compare it to this one?

12 years later and its the same wow

You've no idea!

2020, that's still real.

No one wants to live in poverty. I have seen so much poverty in this world that to flaunt an assumption called the American Dream is arrogant. People come to this country believing that they will be rich and successful, but only a hand full of those people attain that reality. Most work menial jobs cleaning up for Americans, but we are ignorant to those individuals and their hardships. The only people who attain the American Dream are those who already have power, privilege, and resources.

USA supports any dream and career, it's why everyone goes there

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american dream for me it was when you can rent a plane with fuel for 20$ an hour, and that was in 1997. now it s 150$ !!!!

11 years ago?? Wow

@TomAndJanieBrode Agreed!

quoting the Comedian from Watchmen, "What happened to the American dream?!...IT CAME TRUE...you're looking at it..."

In fact if you look at the Forbes 400 list, many (probably more than half) grew up very poor and quite a few of them never even received a high school or college degree. Stanley Ho for instance. His father abandoned him after loosing all of his money in the stock market. his older brothers commited suicide. It was him and his mother living in poverty. Now he's worth over 6 billion.

i thought americans had finally woken up, apparently they are still dreaming, fast asleep.

POV ur history teacher makes u watch this

1:30 Is that Taylor Lautner in the background?

The real problem boils down to human greed. You can see it right here 1:01 When is enough, enough?

И даже через 40 лет, дожив до глубокой старости, вы без проблем ответите на вопрос, где вы были и что делали весной 2020-го года

The american dream looks great😎👌

American Dream now: "have money"

10 years later is american dream still alive nowadays?

My American dream is to someday settle in the states

There are many Stanley Ho's in this country. You don't have to be a billionaire to be "succesful." There are many children who decide that just because their parents left them or didn't go to college they don't have to follow in the same footsteps. Besides, my point is that you can make anything out of nothing, only if you really want to.

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I don't get this

“The american dream is alive” she spelt lie wrong

SkyZ was here

@junkers1337 it was great back than and its great now. and even before WW2 and WW1 immigrants from Asia and europe were flooding into the nation. even now we are ranked one of the best places to live.

However, against a violent backdrop of burdensome beauracies, elitistisms, exclusions, and lies perpetrated on masses, the "american dream" or happiness and prosperity can be muted or denied for any person. Its like a catch 22 in a sense, "take responsibility for your own life and happiness, yet ask someone else for something you want/need", which they may or may not want to acknowledge or grant, pfft coercion

Why don't you do stuff on the British dream

The American Dream is at it's purest, is the right to get hammered and ride around in a golf cart down the freeway with an expensive escort you just drugged at a nightclub. Try doing that in Malaysia, while eating Chik-Fil-A.

Its depends on the lvl of "burdens" upon each person's heart and mind and their perceptions. By "burdened" I mean things like social and economic politics -in favor of or against, lvl of " personal dependence" control of resources -or lack of, lvl of education -or lack of, lvl of self motivation, focus, vision, self identity (ex manhood, womenhood) -or lack of, upbringing, emotional supports and types of influences vs lies and deceptions

I cannot believe that you would judge people so harshly, based on a jilted view. You assume that people in the slums cannot dream or envision a brighter future. When you lose everything will you still believe in the American Dream, or will you assume that you have not reached your American Dream at 50 or 60 years old. Ask those individuals, if they believe in the American Dream or Nightmare, and why they cannot afford food, clothing, or a good life.

It’s a dream it will not happen stop believing

why are they not wearing masks?

Why don't they make London times

Fair enough. Just wonder if your ever live abroad and for how many years. In my opinion, there's no way to have a real perspective about the US society without a context.

I’m sorry, but my American dream is not to work myself to death.

How many Stanley Ho's are there in this country? How many poor people want to be Stanley Ho in this country?

and let me give special emphasis on the use of "force", it isnt always someone forcing "unhappiness, unfulfilled wants, mental anguish, or hurt" on people, its poverty. So "others" -(the government, politicians, corporations, entertainers, capitalism, god, white people, pretty women, handsome men, other people's favoritisms and preferences, the groups of popular people) arent responsible or liable for anyone else's "american dream", happines, well being, and prosperity, each person is.

The american dream was a nightmare to begin with. Free your mind.

But I live in Africa so I don't care

It's true 😶😏

Es tal vez lo que el sueño americano es que no importa cuál es tu origen, de qué país eres, de qué nivel de ingresos eres, no importa lo que puedes ser, cualquier cosa que quieras ser y en su mayor parte eso es cierto, siempre y cuando hayas tenido un coche, cualquier cosa que pueda ser rara, probablemente te diga que la economía tal vez se esté hundiendo, pero de acuerdo con un nuevo nacional... encuesta del New York Times y CBS New the American Dream si está vivo si no del todo bien si eso suena contradictorio bien es en un soleado día de primavera le preguntamos a algunas personas en la ciudad de Nueva York sus impresiones sobre el sueño americano creo que para mí el sueño americano es sólo tener una gran familia y un gran hogar en la playa en algún lugar y sólo tener suficientes medios para mantenerme con mi familia Quiero ser abogado y quiero ser un juez bueno creo que es ser capaz de tener la oportunidad de cumplir tus sueños alcanzar cualquier éxito o nunca o quieres ir en la vida pero lograrlo es otra cosa um tengo un poco de trabajo que hacer creo que todos lo hacemos no creo que nunca realmente paro definitivamente no creo que haya logrado que aún menos de la mitad de la gente en el tiempo de la encuesta de CBS dijo que había logrado su sueño y siempre para la gente aquí en el próspero centro de Manhattan el sueño de largo tiempo de la movilidad ascendente puede ser esquivo cuando yo estaba creciendo cerca de Paterson y la antigua ciudad industrial el sueño americano era que lo que fuera tus orígenes que trabajan muy duro y si tenías un poco de suerte que pensar que estaría bien para ti y mejor para tu camisa que estaba palpablemente disponible para mí ahora es sólo no se trata de la esperanza de que podría construir hacia el futuro que había salvar una pequeña playa aquí por el final tienes suficiente para un tiempo y usted puede criar una familia para poner a sus hijos a la escuela Aquí tomamos unas vacaciones para cuidar a los padres ancianos de los últimos dos años, parece que se ha levantado y se ha echado humo, y los intercambios de créditos por defecto, es algo que desconcierta a la nación, que está en recesión, pero los sondeos muestran que más gente cree que ha alcanzado el sueño americano ahora que hace cuatro años, ¿por qué los expertos dicen que cuando Los tiempos son difíciles, la gente cambia su definición del sueño americano, se convierte más en valores como la libertad y la oportunidad y menos en cosas como el éxito material. Mi opinión es que el sueño americano es venir aquí desde otro país como yo, tratando de lograr lo que quieres, no hay tantos límites, lo nuestro también, así que para mí eso es... mucha libertad y eso me hace feliz y algunas personas ya están viviendo el Sueño Americano porque sus padres lo lograron para ellos pero supongo que para tal vez una primera generación de un arma hemos logrado el sueño que otras personas en nuestra situación de sentados en otros países probablemente soñarían con estar en unos zapatos esta es Catherine Seeley para el New York Times.(TRADUCIÒN X google traductor)

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it's so strange last summer i was in US and own in bryant park with my friends i've started to ask "what's for you the american dream ?" the answeres were interesting i kept asking all around the usa see yaaa

Nice

Dusty Rhondes is and american dream

For me, the American dream is guns chicks and cars

@nomad824 haha good one man, tell that to the people who make it their life ambition to live in huge houses and sit on bags of money. Shit, even the rappers who come from the most deprived parts of the country make that their ambition, and then proudly proclaim that they are the american dream. Face it, the american dream IS about huge houses and bags of money, if you don't have it then don't try and redefine it.

American haven’t moved forward from 10 years ago. This sucks

Joe fine ;)

Investment banker where is american dream come true? Yes and a lawyer, and health care, and service industry and collapse of manufacturing what makes american dream. And yes government job is american dream too.

@Twilightifyable Who said anything about a welfare state?

So negative… lol

material success is highly over-rated, "simple pleasures are the last refuge of the complex". oscar wilde

@Born2Rock1987 Never has been and never will be. Because for every 1 honorable, charitable, trustworthy person, there are 10 lying, cheating, greedy people.

What is this!!!!????

What’s the American dream? Fast forward 2020 Covid enters the chat

ha propaganda...

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I dont think anyone is actually competing for survival here in america. The indigent are taken care of, the rest of us pay their bills for them if they cant work. Social security, medicare, food stamps, housing vouchers, disability. No , the only competition is for a higher standard of living. Stop being dramatic, it discredits you and makes you appear overly emotional and just plain silly.

Great content. Now, let us have the United Nations dictate new law to us. Thanks for enforcing pessimism and the effort of replacing our values.

i like this video because it is showing real people who have fallen victim to the ideals society has pushed on us so we further contribute to capitalism.

There is still a disproportionate amount of African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans living in poverty. Most of these people never achieve the opportunities to fulfill their American Dreams. The reason why these people are poor is because they come from poverty. The reason why most White Americans are rich is because they come from power and privilege. I am not judging, but I can see the reality and not the illusions.

True that, everything sucks and there's no way to improve your life or be successful if you live in america. Thanks. I could have wasted years of my life trying to be successful.

Unfortunately, some politicians turned its back on the American Dream like kicking out successful international students. I was an international student in Nee York, but after all the regulations and restrictions put by the Trump Administration, I decided to go to Canada for the American Dream. There is no doubt that this country is great and awesome with its values and morals of freedom, opportunity, and justice for all. The unfortunate part is some politicians made life miserable for a lot of people based on bad decisions from them. They handled the Covid crisis much worse than a lot of other countries. Still, America was, is, and will always be a great country. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️

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the american dream is still there, my uncle who started off as a secretary is now a big figure for an insurance company. ontop of that my aunty who was struggling with 3 kids started a very good small buisness. also my other uncle started his own health clinic in arizona. my other uncle was chosen among 150 students for a scholarship to a university. yah i got a lot of uncles. no lie. its still there if you want to get it. the question is whether you want it that much or not

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Its fuvkin dead

anyway, i think that the american dream is still alive ;)

As I said, you don't even know what you're talking about. If you're around here (US), please leave!

Hi 2009, I'm from the future. The American dream died.

I don't live in America

This is not american hate, i don't hate american's but one thing i will say is that they glorify everything, especially like Hollywood movies. anyway the "american dream" is a glorified way of saying "live a happy life" right?

It's dead. The American Dream is dead.

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