The Myth of the American Deam
Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
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To many people the phrase American culture represents a set of positive values and beliefs that would be held by any benevolent citizen. In an ideal society this would indeed be the case, however the phrase actually represents a set of values and beliefs that are imposed, reinforced, and become dominant. These beliefs are often presented as being valid when they are actually based on the distortion and manipulation …
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…represent the highest of ideals. Unfortunately, a small but very powerful section of the population has found a way to take advantage of these ideals to in order to maintain their unfair advantage to prosperity. When the much larger segment of the population can begin to expose these detrimental beliefs, then we will be able to get back in touch with the values that will serve to promote the welfare of all people.
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