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>The American dream
>dream
You were only promised Life, Liberty, and the *pursuit* of Happiness. You have the freedom to strive to try to achieve it, but your happiness is not guaranteed.
The stereotypical White, upper middle class, post WWII economic boom, perfect American suburban lifestyle was just one small subset of the American population for one relatively short period of time. And even for the people who did have it, it wasn't nearly as perfect as it appears in nostalgic pop culture and advertisements.