“One of the most misunderstood aspects of American culture is the notion of rugged individualism.
“Rugged individualism is the idea that success is achieved by the individual, without the need for community or government support. ” While this idea can be empowering, it also comes at a cost: the erosion of community bonds.
Because it results in prioritizing individual success over collective welfare that weakens the social support systems that are vital for mental and emotional health. There is a common misconception that the degradation of society is due to a shift away from traditional or conservative values. But in reality the unraveling of community bonds is more about the unchecked rise of individualism. People aren’t turning away from each other because of inclusiveness, they’re turning away from each other because they’ve been conditioned to believe that self-reliance is the only way. They believe that everyone on the block should have their own lawnmower instead of everyone pitching in and sharing and maintaining ONE lawnmower and then pooling the money that everyone would have spent towards the invidiaul lawnmower towards something that would be beneficial to the whole community like a community garden community garden supplies, maintenance,organizing community events, block parties to foster connections, support local schools, youth programs, creating a community tool library for sharing other equipment etc, etc, you get the picture.
We are more concerned with having a better lawn than our neighbors, to do anything like that. This version of American individualism has created a culture where are isolated even when we are surrounded by others, where connection is secondary to competition. – DAISIA SADE
As we enter the hellscape that is a T second pres idency we see this ideology being pushed harder and harder. The “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” so that those in charge can avoid blame So that Americans turn on each other instead of
so Trump has been in office two weeks. We’re in two four trade wars with our ALLIES, Ukraine is still in a war, American Citizens are being arrested by ICE due to racial profiling, and we’ve had our FIRST mid-air collision in 16 years, and second plane crash into a residential areas, thanks to Elon and his buddies firing key people in the FAA, they’ve tried to take away federal funding that’s already been approved, they’ve tried to end BIRTHRIght citizenship (which would question ALL of our citizenship statuses because.. we all didn’t “earn” citizenships here)
Elon has his fingers in the US Treasury which Idk are we not concerned about that? They’re trying to convince Americans to let go of their jobs and send them into an already crowded job market (And no those jobs the immigrants are “stealing” aren’t going to be an option for people living in fucking Washington DC/Pentagon or who don’t have those skills set. or pay)
On top of all that, every. single problem is being blamed on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. HE BLAMED A FUCKING PLAN CRASH ON DISABLED PEOPLE WITH NO EVIDENCE. like i knew he was stupid, but damn. He’s talking about some “common sense” well Mussellini, common sense tells you that the Air Traffic Controller working a two many job probably was doing the best he could and he couldn’t have any disability to work this job because its too. god damn hard on normal people.
Is this what you voted for?? Are you happy??
I don't know how I got here... 