As the “Leader of the Free World,” America is seen as the beacon of equality and democracy throughout the world. It is constantly touted by politicians that America is the example that all nations should follow, where a dirt poor citizen can become a multimillionaire with just enough “hard work.” The constant rhetoric today that the “American Dream” is still available to all citizens, no matter their race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identification is extremely misleading…
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