Nowadays, it is very common to hear non-American people speaking ill of the US. Probably most of them have already learned not to hate Americans as people, however, they hate America as nation. Then, why are there so many people who want to reach the “American Dream” ? That’s definitely beyond me.We all know the US is the world’s largest economy, the one country on the face of the earth which has reached the hyperpower status (militarily, politically, technologically, economically and culturally dominant). Most Americans think it has been earned through hard work and the right policies, maybe, maybe not. I’m not going to discuss it here for a couple of reasons that I don’t want to get into now. However, I’d like to know what exactly the worldwide known “American Dream” is or at least whose such pathetic idea it was. Very many people who claim it have told me about it as a satisfying and successful life, something like “come to America and you’ll become billionaire”. But is that really possible for every single person who wants to enter the US? I, myself, think “American Dream” is a fake idea for the next reasons: It ignores so many crucial factors such wealth and family one is born into which determines the initial conditions (the results are almost always different even with determination and hard work). Everything is about consumerism, people working hard for material possessions, which promotes social inequality (in most cases due to selfishness).

On the whole, the “American Dream” seen in terms of American capitalism is a great economic model which produces a lot of money, it is also an economic model which produces poverty, though. Then, where’s the true dream? I can’t see unequal opportunities as a common dream. After all, there are not great countries without big problems.