Throughout my whole life, I have always been told not to talk about politics or religion in public. And now I’m writing blogs about both topics. Great. Now that I’ve gotten over that dilemma, it’s time to take a deeper look at the importance of Roman Catholicism in the United States and how it affects the American Dream. Like all of us, Roman Catholics have also chased their great American Dreams in their time here in the United States. Many Catholics have found huge success in this nation and still continue to benefit from their riches. However, Catholics have not always had a clear path to success. Much like other religions before them, the Catholics were persecuted like the Jews and Quakers and found it difficult to worship. On top of the inability to worship completely freely, Catholics were concerned about the growth of their religion during the introduction of public schools. Public schools at their core were influenced by Protestant beliefs. Many church leaders found this d...
The 1972 election, in my opinion, seems to mirror our last election in many ways. The most evident similarity between the two is the idea of a moralistic American Dream versus a materialistic American Dream. However, I would not say the final candidates for both party truly represent these two opposites. For the republicans, I would most definitely suggest that Donald Trump is a believer in the materialistic American Dream, for he addressed this many times during his campaign. Trump loved the story of his “small loan of a million dollars” because he genuinely believes other people can have the same opportunity (maybe just not that grandiose). Trump’s campaign revolved around this idea of financial success. And, if that is what you are looking for in life, I think Trump’s ideas could be very tempting. While that is not my personal mindset, I do understand people’s urge to follow in the materialistic American Dream. ...