American dream
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"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."
— John Steinbeck
sereshka"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."
— John Steinbeck
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Date: 2011-04-13 07:44 pm (UTC)On a related note, I have always been saying the difference between the Soviet and the American brain washing systems was the absence in the Soviet system of a proper closing statement, after the list of things to believe in: "...and all of these conclusions you have reached on your own, exercising your free will and independent thinking!"
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Date: 2011-04-13 08:46 pm (UTC)