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The keyword there is could. America is the land of opportunity, the Declaration of Independence calls the pursuit of happiness an unalienable right. Nowhere is
by Dalewyn 2y ago
The keyword there is could. America is the land of opportunity, the Declaration of Independence calls the pursuit of happiness an unalienable right.
Nowhere is happiness or success promised or guaranteed. You have an opportunity, the same (equal) opportunity as everyone else; whether you will succeed is an entirely different matter and can come down to sheer dumb luck.
Freedom is power, power is responsibility, responsibility is hard. Obtaining success is hard, living in a free society and country is hard, but the fruits are unparalleled if you win.
- fnordpiglet 2y agoI think by in large the other side is redemption and second chances. The stereotypical American parent (which isn’t a rule by far) helps their kids launch - and is there to catch them and relaunch them when it doesn’t work out. Many parents don’t live up to this but that’s what I grew up believing the goal is. It’s a two way thing - the parents help to their means and the kids strive to their ability. Neither work out sometimes as adequate, and that’s when we take care of family.