Is the American Dream dead?

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9 күн бұрын

Video Essay Part 6. In this China vlog about living in Beijing as a foreigner. I wander around some streets in a roasting hot Beijing City and reflect on what I witnessed during the Presidential debate. Biden and Trump forced me to explore further questions around the death of the American dream for me!
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@Winter_Jasmine 8 күн бұрын

"The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

Hero of mine - George Carlin, away ahead of his time!

@JohnnysCafe_ 6 күн бұрын

I like that.

@thetruth-loveitorhateit7999 8 күн бұрын

Excellent. As always. And that's all I can say without the risk of yt removing everything I say.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 8 күн бұрын

Thank you for always giving great encouragement ✌️

@kko-punch7059 8 күн бұрын

I’ve lived in California for 50+ years! What a change! Unfortunately it’s not for the better! Very sad indeed. My 1st 30 years living in the US was probably the brightest years. It peaked at around the Year of 2000! Then the country started to divide, terrorism started to eat into the country, 911, wars in Middle East were brewing, recession, the 2008 financial crisis really opened the can of worms , weird cultures like trangenderism and sexual identities started to cultivate, politics between 2 parties getting from dirty to dirtier to dirtiest, racism intensified… now gun violence, drugs, looting, homelessness are taking over! Now WW3 is knocking on the door! The last 8 years probably have been the worst years I’ve ever experienced in this country! The stupidity of Trump and Biden might be the last two big nails America needs to seal the coffin! Not to mention that Washington is infested with crooked corrupt politicians. America better do something about their political system. It’s not working. If they keep walking down this path, civil war might be next! 😅😅

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

I think this comment is very insightful and very balanced - things are out of control and the political class (all of it) has let this happen!

@ibunyamin 7 күн бұрын

I lived in the US in the 90s and it was the best era. Agree it’s downhill from 2000

@liongjiahwong5478 6 күн бұрын

Wait for Wall Street collapses, implosion.

@fox2004yuan 6 күн бұрын

American needs a political reform, lets no one above age of 75 hold federal office, no one above 70 qualified as a candidate for federal office! those died to vacant the office are disgusting! We have to choose between Trump and Biden 2024 is ridiculous!

@MarkMa1979 6 күн бұрын

@@fox2004yuanHaving an 81-year-old man as president, that's elder abuse

@cheekeongchan6605 8 күн бұрын

Agreed with your comments. Freedom of speech has a dark side especially in today's viral social media.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

It can cause so much trouble for people… the younger generation have displayed some real impactful tendencies from the freedom of social media!

@peterleung8733 8 күн бұрын

In Hong Kong, we have a slang like this : You have a choice of either Chocolate with shit favor or Shit with Chocolate favor 🤭

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

Yeah, 😂 makes sense.

@lordumas 8 күн бұрын

It's the American dream because it doesn't exist in reality

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

😂 yeah. I get that!

@chikeungchan503 6 күн бұрын

America nightmare is coming .

@ForAllLifesAdventures 2 күн бұрын

@@chikeungchan503 feels like it.

@horridohobbies 8 күн бұрын

Countless thousands of illegal immigrants have found out the hard way that America is not the land of opportunity they hoped for.

@antwango 8 күн бұрын

lol surely that hasnt been true for decades!! its all been reversed now.... BNOers are now in the UK in the job centre or doing menial jobs or struggling to find work whilst finding out prices for basics are stupid 4x the price

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

A stark awakening for many!

@MarkMa1979 6 күн бұрын

And then these illegal immigrants add to the problem

@SuhandiWijaya 8 күн бұрын

The American dream is not dead, it just turned into a nightmare 😈

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

Can it be saved is the question?

@SuhandiWijaya 7 күн бұрын

@@ForAllLifesAdventures It can be, but it takes for majority of the people to want change like what China did in the revolution. The system was broken but the people educate themselves and implement different type of governments, failed but they learned something and keep implementing and modifying until they get it right, hence the socialism with Chinese characteristic today. But personally, looking at Western society and morality today, I feel that they are at the point of no return. The oligarch has done a great job to dumb the people down, and create divisions among the people so they are untouchable. It takes the people to change a nation, but the people in the West today are so hopeless. You can blame the leaders, but these leaders come from the people.

@SuhandiWijaya 7 күн бұрын

@@ForAllLifesAdventures have you watched a Chinese series called "The Age of Awakening" you can find it here on YT with subtitle, you can learn how China revolution came to be and how it shaped China from last Dynasty to where it is now.

@SuhandiWijaya 7 күн бұрын

@@ForAllLifesAdventures there is a series called "The Age of Awakening" you should watch that. There is a channel on YT that upload all series with subtitles as a foreigner like me I can understand it also. Now I understand transition from old China to modern China much better. The key is the people.

@SuhandiWijaya 7 күн бұрын

@@ForAllLifesAdventures there is a series called The Age of Awakening you should watch that. There is a channel that upload all series with English subtitles as a foreigner like me I can understand it also. Now I understand transition from old China to modern China much better. The key is the people.

@lucleoni 8 күн бұрын

An excellent monologue Iain. Things we should all think about and yes, sometimes it's scary. Keep up the good work, and enjoy your beer.👍

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

Thank you… I thought I ordered a pint… it was a slightly larger pint!

@dontaskmewhy100 8 күн бұрын

As Lee Camp puts it, its the Corpse vs the Clown. 😅😅😅😅

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

😜 yeah… scary that!

@Ace1000ks19751982 8 күн бұрын

About 40 to 50 years ago, the American Dream may have existed, but today I don't think it is achievable for most people. The cost living is very high, and real estate is out of reach for most people. How can people buy affordable homes when a single family home is now an investment asset. As a result, you have a shortage of homes if some people own 100 to 1,000 homes. There are a limited number of homes, it's just supply and demand. It is just every person for themselves in the US like you said.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

I read that there was a surplus of homes in some places… but they are not affordable and they are quickly bout by investors to be empty, rented or as a rising asset because the market is so constrained.

@siewkonsum7291 7 күн бұрын

The fantasy of the so called American Dream is long gone. Living & working is a scary dream in America which has become a problematic nation State.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

It is certainly out of reach of many.

@liongjiahwong5478 6 күн бұрын

Then called it an American nightmare!!

@ForAllLifesAdventures 2 күн бұрын

@@liongjiahwong5478 yeah 👌

@AnnieT369 8 күн бұрын

Spot on, Iain.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@MarkMa1979 6 күн бұрын

Having an 81-year-old man as president, that's elder abuse。Is there no one left in America

@ForAllLifesAdventures 5 күн бұрын

It doesn’t seem right to me… there should be age limits!

@Mooi-td6pl 8 күн бұрын

Regardless of which continent we reside in, nothing is free except hardship upon hardship. Walking down the street, you will encounter the insanely lavish cars with occupants who seem so care free. At the same time,you will also encounter people who appear to live in abject misery.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

But the divide can be less and that should be the key component of government - to take care of its people!?

@befeleme 8 күн бұрын

Amen, Iain; you said it all. Further comment unnecessary. (But here is one, anyway. 😀👍)

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

😂 thank you 🙏

@Zerpentsa6598 7 күн бұрын

It's turned into a nightmare. 😂👍👏👏👏

@ForAllLifesAdventures 6 күн бұрын

Increasingly so!! 😬

@michaelgoh9768 7 күн бұрын

There's no more American dream but the beginning of nightmares.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

It is definitely changing for the many

@user-gc9yh2ic4q 7 күн бұрын

I think the Chinese authorities are struggling to keep the quietness. It's a hard battle, both against hostile adversaries and against human nature. Freedom of speech is not just an article in the constitution (Chinese), but also a need or urge for many individuals. Believe or not, that freedom was enjoyed at heights of some past dynasties in China. What you are seeing now is a temporary state. I do understand why China is like this and the other alternative is too awful to imagine. But I find Chinese actually having quite some freedom to express their ideas and thoughts on many things. And they'll probably have more after American nightmare ends.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

Thank you, I agree, there is freedom to express and complain and things get sorted as best and as quick as they can. The west is full of anger at each other and out of control social media… it isn’t pretty.

@user-gc9yh2ic4q 7 күн бұрын

@@ForAllLifesAdventures To be honest, I left China over a decade ago, partly due to the "lack of freedom of speech". When I look back, that's still somewhat justified. But I also realised truth is somewhere in the middle. What truly impresses me today about speech freedom in China actually is not the complaints are allowed, but rather more and more ideas thoughts and reflections are popping up on social media. They are constructive instead of confrontational. They help people to dig deeper and reach higher. We are just at the beginning of it but future looks very promising. I guess that's what freedom of speech is really for. I don't think freedom is a west only thing and Marxism is a China only idea. When people can hear from and know each other, it doesn't only avoid misunderstandings, but also pushes the humanity forward.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

@@user-gc9yh2ic4q I love your comment, thanks for adding 👍

@MarkMa1979 6 күн бұрын

I don't know why Westerners paranoia thinks that we Chinese are not free. This is strange. It sounds that they know ourselves better than us.

@MarkMa1979 6 күн бұрын

@@user-gc9yh2ic4q 如果你在国内，你私下骂共产党，只要不是在公共场所，聚集很多人，那是没有问题的，这种杂音没人在乎。类似的事，你可以在美国私下骂犹太人，但是，你去公共场所发表反犹言论，你也一样会被阻止的，中国和美国是非常相像的，并没有什么不同。不要固执偏见的话，你就会发现，两个国家各有各的自由。但说实话，美国的那种自由，我一点也不想要

@kaiki8490 7 күн бұрын

I would not allow either of those two conman to even walk my dog. But they are apparently the best USA has to offer. Unbelieveable

@ForAllLifesAdventures 6 күн бұрын

Unbelievable isn’t it?!

@MarkMa1979 6 күн бұрын

The American people are playing a game set by the capitalists and their agents

@stanbimi 7 күн бұрын

(0:28) "We're screwed"? Depends on who the "we" are. It was entertaining to watch the Biden vs Trump "debate." Debate is a misnomer.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

That is very true on all points. 👍

@rogerstarkey5390 8 күн бұрын

Whichever choice, they make I think the "u"SA may realise they are painted into a corner economically, not invested in the "New Global Game". The danger is (of course) that they decide to use "The Big Stick" rather than accept they are no longer the Global Leader.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

That is insightful and because they will never ‘share’ I think the big stick will come out!

@petergilkes7082 6 күн бұрын

Waking up to either Trump ,or Biden is more of an American Nightmare!

@ForAllLifesAdventures 5 күн бұрын

It is a bad dream… it would be good to wake up to a wholly different option!

@omardarby3415 7 күн бұрын

Good analysis overall….however having been in the US for the last 22 years, there used to be something else going on…and it all came out during Covid…I saw “democracy” fade and totalitarianism starting to emerge…

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

Yeah, I have to say… there are signs of a ‘another thing’ happening but it’s not yet clear ☢️

@johnli6782 7 күн бұрын

getting rich through gambling and through hard work are two very different approaches. Yes, one can always get rich through taking extreme risks and betting everything on the throw of a dice, i.e. through betting, or one can reach prosperity through honest days of work. The later is the road to peace and prosperity. The former is the road to ruins and destitution.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

Fair point, I am not a gambler either. 👍

@yingxu7908 4 күн бұрын

two rotting potatoes do you want one

@ForAllLifesAdventures 2 күн бұрын

I hope you enjoy my next video I will upload tonight.

@binhe6500 8 күн бұрын

You are overestimating the intelligence the voting public in the west. Most of the time they are voting by the headlines but often the proposed are the opposite of what the headline says. Even when it’s clearly printed in the details they never read

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

Yeah, that is true. When I see some of the public being interviewed I get embarrassed for our education system.

@cccccc4612 6 күн бұрын

If democracies and elections were so great there would have been no need to sell it

@ForAllLifesAdventures 6 күн бұрын

Yeah, that’s true and if they were so effective then they would become less of an issue… as the majority rule! 🤔

@johnchen4061 7 күн бұрын

End of the “American dream”, and the start of the “American nightmare”!

@ForAllLifesAdventures 6 күн бұрын

It’s becoming that

@valuetraveler2026 6 күн бұрын

if you are asking this now a bit late to the party. Problem is Interia keeps it going and there is nowhere else offering what US once offered

@ForAllLifesAdventures 6 күн бұрын

Yeah, you are right… for the time being, but things change!

@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc 7 күн бұрын

How deep can Bidumb dig himself, so he never keeps coming up? Murica too!

@ForAllLifesAdventures 7 күн бұрын

It is looking bleak!

@gwto7448 7 күн бұрын

I feel for America today. It is rotting from within politically. The real casualties are their people and the country's future.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 6 күн бұрын

Yep, the people deserve better… 👍

@danielli9167 6 күн бұрын

Dream never die, keep on dreaming, dreaming. Hahaha

@ForAllLifesAdventures 5 күн бұрын

Dreaming…. Dreaming….😴

@brianliew5901 7 күн бұрын

The American Dream is still kicking and alive, only that it's now becoming a nightmare. 😢😢😢😢

@ForAllLifesAdventures 6 күн бұрын

It is becoming that for many 😔

@MarkMa1979 6 күн бұрын

American nightmare

@ForAllLifesAdventures 5 күн бұрын

Increasingly so

@emilyblade9676 7 күн бұрын

The American is alive and well but problem is they don't have the means to realise that dream anymore for the masses. So they keep dreaming whilst the country and it's people move further away from it.

@ForAllLifesAdventures 6 күн бұрын

Very insightful 👍