cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/64572229
Listen to Malcolm X if you haven’t. In history, reformation follows revolutionary acts. While there are those who preach peace, there are also those who use violence to achieve peace. Those in power obviously don’t like to shed light on those that may take up violent acts.
I doubt if the french revolution was occuring today that CNN, CBS, The Washington Post, etc, would say anything. And if they did it would be to demonize the acts.
In the wake of the alleged shooting by Luigi Mangione, insurance providers started approving claims, saving lives. I don’t see major networks pointing out that fact.
I’m not American, pretty far from liking American politics not just current but most of it. Or even Americans frankly, I mean you guys don’t have basic human necessities like healthcare, education, workers rights, you routinely do bad things to other people, and even then you act like you invented algebra.
Yet I don’t think your modern interpretation is correct in historical context. At the time you talk about(and most times in history) killing other people was often necessary for people to progress or even survive. Times were bad - people didn’t have healthcare, education, workers rights. So limiting the American Dream to common interactions does not explain why it ever became a meme.
The thing about the American Dream is the idea that you can change your destiny(be born, suffer, die). Like you were born poor(aka 99% people then and mostly so now) but you can go some other place
kill peopledo some pretty normal stuff you could do at homethough you wouldn’t have such problems if you actually did that stuff at home to some certain peopleand suddenly you can have life, home, kids - all those things you can’t afford today.So the American Dream is a good meme and a positive thing you just need to use it to interact with very specific people now for it to work properly.