I don't actually hold that view of every US president. Even Nixon had some redeeming features, so it would have actually been Senator Joe McCarthy that had held my low point for US politics. He started as a Democrat, but switched to Republican, where he proceeded to bully his way to infamy. Let's hope nothing like that ever happens again.
So... you really believe that, don't you. Caring is weakness, just like Elon says, huh.
In the U.S. we have the haves and the have nots, which appeals to the haves.
That’s a misconception and a big problem in the USA. Many seem to think poverty comes from not working hard enough. Thereby making the poor responsible for their own fate.
Working hard is not a choice. It is a necessity for some just to put food on the table. Meanwhile some manage to put a whole 6 hours into a working day before disappearing to play golf on the taxpayer's dime. Working hard just gives you crappy old age where you spend your retirement going from one doctor to the next.
Try thinking about the word “poverty” and the difference between poverty in the USA and poverty in a country like Venezuela.
Not for everyone. People who think they have blazed their entire life’s trail are generally blind to the preferences they’ve received along the way. It’s not always as easy as making a choice. But, I’m sure you already know that.
Oh, sorry, I forgot to bow. How long have you been living the American Dream of being a billionaire after working hard for it? I heard it was just a myth spread by the rich to keep peasants working hard and dreaming. Statistically of course, the numbers show it’s a dream, too…
Not far off launch day, no, and I use it a lot, every day. It looks too good to be true. Maybe it's showing an incorrect value. How could I test that? Perhaps I couldn't.
Here’s the flaw in that argument. Are you seriously suggesting that someone who works 60 hours a week in a laborious job for low wages isn’t working as hard as a CEO? That a migrant worker picking fruit from trees by hand in 100 degree heat for 12 hours a day isn’t working hard? Make it make sense. “Work hard to succeed” is a lie that those who have tell everyone else, as though they work harder while taking long vacations around the world and paying no taxes. More often than not it gets you nowhere. It doesn’t mean a thing if you don’t also have the luck, the access to resources, and the privilege to make it worthwhile.
I don’t think capitalism is inherently wrong; many “western” countries have this system. I would rather speak of American Capitalism, which is very different from, let’s say, German or French Capitalism. Also a reason why many Americans unjustly think of some other western countries as Socialistic (and also unjustly consider that pure evil). This is ofcourse totally inaccurate.
Capitalism is fine as an analysis of how markets work, but it’s horrible as the organizing principle of a society. Perhaps this distinction characterizes the difference between American capitalism and European society.
Could be. I notice more cohesion in Western Europe, when looking at care for less fortunate citizens in general. For fellow men in general.
We ain't exploited proletariat. We're temporarily embarrassed
Name one immigrant who make it rich through hard work.🧐 Boy those fruits and vegetable pickers are rolling in $$$ from the 12 hour in the blazing sun.
