Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
6 replies, 1428 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (15)
ReplyReply to this post
6 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Bernie Sanders – What Happened to the American Dream? (Original Post)
tracks29
Mar 2015
OP
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)1. It only exists for the 1% now, they made damn sure of that.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)2. We started listening to our fears instead of our hopes.
You can't have a dream with fear. Only nightmares.
Now run along and let the "real" candidate win. If you don't, there's all sorts of fears to throw at you.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)3. It's gone. Time to recreate it, better than before. n/t
appalachiablue
(41,161 posts)6. That's the right attitude-
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)4. It has never existed.
The idea of the American Dream has been dangled out there quite a while. How many actually attain it? It's like the lottery. A trick to keep people filling the coffers of the wealthy.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)5. K&R