The illusion of the American Dream is shattered by the reality of market capitalism's cold heart and cruel outcomes.
en route to the U.S.—crossed into El Paso, another Texas border town. They were detained by US immigration personnel who, they told me, communicated mainly via curse words.
A few days into “freedom,” one of the Colombians messaged me from the El Paso sidewalk where he was sleeping to inquire about returning to Colombia, where, he said, people were at least not so petrified that they wouldn’t even speak to those in need. The US was an impossible country, my friend assessed, “especially if you’re poor.”To be sure, fantasies can be necessary distractions from daily suffering—and no less in, where U.S.
There are other reasons American dream mythology is so resilient. There is the global reach of US “culture,” ie, fast food, movies and general soulless consumerism that is nonetheless understandably appealing to the have-nots of the world.
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