Is the American Dream only for a very tiny handful of Americans and the vast majority of us are left to fight over the scraps? Just look at how tiny that little line is compared to the massive block on the right. You’re probably in the Bottom 40 percent. I’m guessing if you’re reading this, you’re not in the Top 1 percent bracket. Just take some time to really think about this before they distract you with outrage, or get you upset at “those other people” who did this, or said that, or believe something you don’t believe. That’s a mind-boggling disparity between the bottom 40 percent of American Households and the Top 1 percent, isn’t it? The poor are more poor than ever, and their numbers are increasing. Here’s another graphic that a friend shared with me over the weekend as we were discussing this very topic. We are not as divided as they want us to believe.īut, WHY do they want us to believe we are so divided? Why is it so important that we remain divided into our Left/Right, Progressive/Liberal, Blue/Red, Christian/Non-Christian, Black/White, Male/Female, boxes?īecause as long as we’re divided against each other, the less likely we are to realize who is pulling the strings and benefitting from our divisions. What shifted my paradigm was realizing that we, as Americans, are actually more in agreement than our media suggests we are. ![]() Here’s the graphic from the survey which asked Americans to rank how much they valued the following fundamental rights: ![]() ![]() In fact, when I first saw this graphic it was such a shock to my mind that I had to take a few minutes to reorient myself once again to reality as it is versus reality as it is projected on to us.
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