Is it Time for the US to Wake Up to the European Dream? | 37 comments (37 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

"Europe," she said disdainfully. (none / 1)

Well this article certainly seems appropriate:

Stark reality of the American dream

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire

by p------- on Thu Aug 18th, 2005 at 12:12:44 PM EST

Re: "Europe," she said disdainfully. (none / 0)

"What do they ever hope for in Europe? Here they have a law that you can dream to be happy."

This is actually a pretty good summary of it all...

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Aug 18th, 2005 at 05:31:34 PM EST
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Re: "Europe," she said disdainfully. (none / 0)

Thanks for the link, poemless.

What this article makes me think of is the ad I sometimes see on the internets, which tells me I can have a go at the US Green Card lottery.

The whole damn American Dream thing is a lottery. The chances any poor person has of winning the big prize are derisory. Yet people love to believe in their chances, and wilfully ignore how tiny those chances are. (I'm not looking down on anyone, I'm the same).

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Aug 19th, 2005 at 03:05:43 AM EST
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Is it Time for the US to Wake Up to the European Dream? | 37 comments (37 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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