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> Americans seem to be kindly, trusting and helpful towards members of their own sub-group, and quite the contrary to those they deem "lesser" in status - the p
by rippercushions 3y ago
> Americans seem to be kindly, trusting and helpful towards members of their own sub-group, and quite the contrary to those they deem "lesser" in status - the poor, the disabled, people of color.
As a European, I can assure you we share these traits. Try asking one how they feel about local Romani, African or Syrian refugees, foreign beggars, etc.
- bushbaba 3y agoOr about inherited wealth. America at least has better social mobility, for now.
- notacoward 3y agoAbsolutely not. The US doesn't even make the top 20. https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-social-mobility-index-2020-why-economies-benefit-from-fixing-inequality/ https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-social-mobility-index... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socioeconomic_mobility_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socioeconomic_mobility_in_the_...
- mistrial9 3y agoits a common misconception, since that was sold to the public for the last 100+ years.. but not, actually, the demographics in recent decades show less social mobility overall, as compared to other developed nations in the same time periods.. source: Pew research reports and other
- FranzFerdiNaN 3y agoSocial mobility requires a society that allows you to fail but stil pick you up afterwards. America doesn’t.
- Sankozi 3y agoNo, social mobility does not need that. And no, America has some (imperfect, but quite wide) social safety net. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_safety_net https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_safety_net