The American Dream

What happened to the dream that all men and women have when coming to America? Was it taken and thrown away by those that live here? Or was there ever a dream at all?

Whenever you think of America, you think of the land of the free, but are we truly free?  There are many reasons to want to live in America: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, the right to bear arms. But there’s racism, pushed religion, financial problems since jobs started leaving for other countries for cheaper labor forces, and many other reasons not to come. That might be why so many people are leaving, it could be better elsewhere. But in the end its all race related somehow, someone always gets blamed for racism.

When you come to America, you will be judged no matter how much you try to please the American people they will find something to discriminate or find something wrong with you.

The great Abraham Lincoln once said , “ Difference between black and white’s will always and forever forbid the two race’s from living together on terms of social and political equality “ .

So why do we consider ourselves equal? Even when a man who fought for the overall freedom of the nation consider ourselves not equal and believes we never will?

Maybe it’s just the color of our skin, some people get scared of the unknown. When they do they put up protective barriers to keep them in there comfort zone. That is probably why the older generation believes not in inter-racial marriage. 

The Environment plays a big role in race relations, if you grow up in the suburbs then got to the ghetto/hood. It’s going be a lot different. It will make you put up guard rails even though they could be the nicest people you ever meet. We judge by appearance over character every day, punks are considered gothic, black and white guys with their boxers hanging out are going to steal your wallet. It’s all stereotypical, so it doesn’t matter what color you are, you already have a stereotype even if you didn’t know you did. We always go to the absolute worst possible scenario, that’s why we have so many problems.

Up-Bringing is always a big figure too. If you’re taught to hate, you will hate it’s all you know. One person’s opinion can change yours it doesn’t take much, if you don’t know the person that their talking about you’ll believe them. Before you even make your own opinion , they have given you one .

Why do we choose not to change our human nature? Do we truly enjoy it? Is that why we still have war? Why don’t we understand that were all the same, we all have the same insides ……. You kinda need them to survive. Were truly not that different outside either , were just special in our own way .

Is there any point in changing , if we ourselves don’t consider us equal ? Or should we just keep being racist and hateful towards others who we do not even know . The world would be better of with no racism , there would be peace . But war never changes , someone will cause a commotion and spark an uproar  . So it will never stop until human emotion doesn’t exist. So when other people come from other countries come to America do we crush their dreams? Because when they come we treat them lower than dirt even though everyone needs a little help.  Why do we offer sympathy and sanctuary if we treat them like rabid dogs, with such hatred!

So in conclusion , is the dream real or a myth ? It is a choice whether it is a myth or not , if you choose to make the dream happen for them it will be real to them . If you show them love , kindness , hope the dream is true !