So growing up, I had this idea that the American dream was about that if you put in an honest amount of work, you would be rewarded with a good life. This would mean you would be able to take care of yourself and your family, afford a car and a house. In my view, working one job would probably be enough.
Nowadays, I get the idea that the American dream has become about working your ass off in order to have a chance to become a millionaire. Somehow glorifying “the grind” appears to be a part of it too now.
I think Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump both illustrated that radically changing the Overton window is best done from within the established parties.
Bernie pulled the Democrats pretty far to the right of where they were, even in defeat.
And Trump … Well, I mean, he transformed his party into a cult.