Well, FINALLY, the rest of the world has caught on to something we’ve known for a long time: the American Dream is an illusion.
While half of the country – the “Red” half – still seems to be asleep, most of us have woken up a long time ago, around the time of the Reagan presidency in fact.
A thoughtful article from Newsweek does a very good job of describing the House of Cards that used to be the US.
Here are some quotes:
“For Europeans, money talks too much in American democracy. It’s very prone to certain kinds of corruption, or at least influence from powerful lobbies…” (Jiri Pehe)
“America’s Constitution and legal system are out of step with the rest of the world.” Amen to that, I’ve been saying this for years: our courts are broken and should be replaced with another system – one that provides real justice.
“Europeans are aware that their systems provide better primary education, more job security and a more generous social net.”
“Americans work far longer hours than Europeans do, for instance. But they are not necessarily more productive