The Struggle For Equality In America's Consumerist Society

The “American Dream” that so many people have seen become a reality for the fortunate few in the United States has become a need rather than a want. Americans no longer want equality, but need equality. They no longer want money, but need money for America’s consumerist society. Religious freedom is no longer a want, but a thing that is deeply needed for most of the American population. Safety too has become something that Americans no longer want but need. While people stand by and watch America’s consumerist society tell them that they need to reach the top, this country's foundation has taken a turn for the worse. America’s foundation that was so proudly made after the American revolution is no longer attainable to many eyes. The equality that this nation was struggling to attain at its birth is now farther off than it once was. …show more content…
Actually doing something about racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination rather than wishing and wanting the situation to change is better for the less fortunate. To me, attaining the “American Dream” today in our society is based solely on equality. But, I know many people who live here that demonstrate that their dream as Americans is to have not just everything that they need, but also everything that they want. Giving in to America’s consumerist view is one of the deepest follies I have seen throughout American history. There is so much more to life than always having what you want, but the American people are sometimes too blinded by material things to see