Americans wouldn’t need a four leaf clover to be lucky
If the seed of the American Dream was planted during the dark days of the Depression, germinated at the New York Worlds Fair of 1939, it was nurtured and cultivated during the sacrifices and deprivations of WWII.
By wars end it was ready to be harvested and it would blossom into full bloom in the Post War years and beyond.
This high yielding seed would turn out a bumper crop of dreams, feeding not only Americans but serving as breadbasket to the world.
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Very true. We were able to offer the American Dream, after WWII, to white Americans, by bamboozling natural resources and land from other countries with the founding of the United Nations. Promising them freedom from their imperialists, but really we just offered them a different debt collector.
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How do you “bamboozle” a natural resource?
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That is the way with empires. Those who are strong and wealthy compel tribute from those who are defenseless and poor. Details vary, but the pattern has been the same for tens of thousands of years. There is one other unfailing pattern: empires collapse. The time scale varies, but there are no exceptions.
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The way you have presented the change is amazingly studious , I appreciate it as I too have same feathers .” If the seed of the American Dream was planted during the dark days of the Depression, germinated at the New York Worlds Fair of 1939, it was nurtured and cultivated during the sacrifices and deprivations of WWI ” . Great mind said ” no one knows the seeds of revolution are sown ”, but the study can . It is ‘ the era ‘ , neglected , deprived taking the change , as I notice , the way changes are shaping in past 10 yrs . I very much appreciate the pictures you have posted vividly expressing what you like to express , GREAT .
Couple of book , Team of Rivals , The Political Genious of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin , Power shift by Alvin Toffler , Glimpses of the world histry by Pandit Jawaharlal Neharu … are some of the thought provocatives in this direction .
Keep up ..HAPPY NEW YEAR TO WORLD FAMILY .
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Can’t help but think of: the best laid schemes ‘o mice and men… 😥
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Those were the days.
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I meant to write to you the other day… Have you seen the French Bikini book that just came out? Bikini – La Légende. It goes with your theme and is by Patrice Gaulupeau and Ghislaine Rayer.
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No, I am not familiar with that book, but thanks for mentioning it…it is definitely up my alley!
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By the look on the guy’s face, I do believe that he was hoping to go where no man had gotten before!
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I think you are absolutely right. Even if there will be no one left to remember his ballsy act
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I love this blog. Makes you wonder about the American Dream today and where we are headed.
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Thanks and welcome to my blog,
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