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The American Dream Vs. the European Dream

By Jeremy Rifkin | Thursday, August 18, 2005

As Jeremy Rifkin sees it, the American and European dreams are - at their core - about two diametrically opposed ideas of freedom and security. While Americans have long valued autonomy as a component of

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[azalea_springs]

god.. send me to europe!!!!!!!!!!!!

[annelaure]

Yay !
Great article, thanks for sharing !

[earthlingmike]

Yeah that kind of sums it up.

[madamerahil]

Generalizing.. Oh well, ich bin gar nicht einverstanden, da es so viele verschiedene Menschen im beiden Laendern gibt.

[zbeckaroni]

That's a good article. I like this quote from it:

One is free by becoming self-reliant and an island unto oneself.

It's very true, at least in the U.S.A. It's probably true in a lot of third world countries where the people don't have a government to rely on for their well-being in times of trouble or misfortune. I honestly think the way of the future is going to go more toward the "European Dream" and I hope that America doesn't miss out on it. It certainly seems like a much better way of life than what we have in the U.S.A.