Long Live the American Dream

[DixieBelle]

Americans, hit first by outsourcing and then a recession, are becoming deeply pessimistic about their country’s ability to maintain its economic leadership. America’s Aristophanes, Jon Stewart, commented during a recent interview with the author of "India Calling," Anand Giridhardas: "The American dream is still alive — it’s just alive in India." Likewise, 20 percent of Americans in a December National Journal poll believed the U.S. economy was no longer the strongest. Nearly half picked China instead.

But there are at least five reasons why neither India nor China will knock America off its economic perch anytime soon, at least not by the only measure that matters: Offering the best life to the most people.

SNIP

http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/02/24/022411-opinions-column-americandream-dalmia-1-2/

Interesting and worth reading the whole thing.

Say what you will, I love my country and believe in her and my fellow Americans. We've been in worse circumstances before and I have no doubt that we can turn things around. Will it be easy? Nope. Will it happen overnight? Nope. But my faith is still unwavering.

[Eupher]

Yep, fully agree.

I read not too long ago that with all the China hoopla (gurn is especially worried about them), their economy still sucks ass in comparison to ours.

Nice post, Dixie. A shot in the arm like this helps occasionally.

[TexasCop]

This is how this country was during the Carter Administration.  The people had lost faith in the dream.  Next year we need a Ronald Reagan or we're severely screwed.