Well, it's a generalisation at least. But I think his point was that it's not as easy as the idealised "dream" would have one believe, and that many obstacles lie in the way. Although I agree that it is possible, I don't think everybody is always able to leave that context behind. But the "dream" suggests that they should easily be able to.Tjol wrote:That's a caricature... save for when it comes to self evaluation. When it comes to self evaluation I think it's fair to say that if you aren't where you want to be, and you aren't in the process of getting there... well it is my own fault. Certianly there are contextual factors, but in the end, sooner or later hard work will always leave the context in the dust in my experience. You just have to keep charging forward.
Definitely agree. Some interesting stuff, and a good, if unusual, sense of humour.He's bigger than believing in one political point of view as far as I've heard.
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