This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve..👍🏽
My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!
I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around.
I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it.
Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought.
We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!!
Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ??
Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity."
Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in.
When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided.
My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress.
Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country.
People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.
Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism.
We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."
As a black man living in America, I wanna ask
When are Black People gonna admit they can't stand Caitlin Clark cause she's not the race you want her to be ? Admit you hate her because she is ( by far ) the biggest household name in the WNBA and she's White ?
Admit it already
Women's basketball legend Nancy Lieberman told me the WNBA players would not have gotten their new CBA and higher salaries without Caitlin Clark, and compared her impact on the sport to Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.
Black American says something has to change in America with ‘Black culture’
“I'm Black and I have Black fatigue — You cannot call a pattern of facts, racism and stereotype. Stereotypes all come from a truth”
“Black Americans — we need to have a talk. You know, it comes to a point where supporting and defending your community just becomes so exhausting that you feel this frustration, and you start to understand why people have the Black fatigue that they talk about — Guess what? I'm Black and I have Black fatigue”
“I am tired of the wrong type of people in our community, because let me preface this, this is not all Black people. This is not.
You have people over here making life miserable for other fellow Americans because you have no manners, you have no standards, you have no morals. I don't care how you were brought up. If you were raised in the hood, I don't care. Having character and manners will always take you far”
“You cannot call a pattern of facts, racism and stereotype. Stereotypes all come from a truth. What a concept”
For those that don’t know what “Black fatigue” is here’s a description
“‘Black fatigue’ describes frustration or exhaustion with negative behaviors stereotypically associated with some segments of Black culture — such as “ghetto,” “ratchet,” entitled, or victimhood-oriented attitudes, crime, or public disruptions”
This woman has incredible self awareness and she’s right, it’s not all black people
She’s not trying to offend anyone, she’s asking for accountability and for self introspection. Things can change and get better but you have to accept there is a problem and work to do better
Dr. Ben Carson urges, "Do NOT allow what was done during COVID to be 'swept under the rug'."
"Dr. Fauci admitted there was no science behind ANY of what he was saying."
"We know the side effects from COVID vaccinations far exceed anything else in the last 30 years combined."
🚨 TOTAL DOUBLE STANDARD IN SPORTS
Liberal athletes can kneel, trash America, push every woke cause, and they get celebrated as “heroes” with million-dollar endorsement deals.
But conservative athletes who love this country, support traditional values, and back the Republican Party?
They get silenced, attacked, and blackballed by the mainstream sports media.
The truth is a ton of athletes are fed up with the left’s agenda and quietly (or not so quietly) support conservative principles.
Shoutout to Jaxson Dart, standing tall with real convictions in a league that punishes them. More guys like him need to speak up.
Abdul Carter idolizes Lawrence Taylor so much he begged to wear his retired #56 with the Giants.
Whatever you do, don’t show him this video of LT praising President Trump
If you’re in Illinois, hit follow and lock in.
From Chicago to Cairo, we’re taking Tammy Duckworth’s Senate seat and flipping this state completely RED in 2028.
The current leadership is a national embarrassment. I’m ready to fight for you every day. Join this grassroots movement! 🫡 🇺🇸
Cornyn was literally boo’d at the Texas GOP convention for 30 minutes straight for standing with Amy Klobuchar to weaken our second amendment.
Chad, stop lying to the American people.
Here’s Cornyn on the floor of the Senate, tearing apart the second amendment with Democrats!
En Arabia Saudita las autopistas tienen un cartel en rojo indicando el camino para los NO MUSULMANES. En Arabia Saudita hay ciudades donde no podés entrar si no sos musulman (La Meca y Medina)
Pero ellos pueden invadir Europa y los reciben felices.
Mexicans cannot vote in Mexico without a valid ID, but the United States is racist for wanting to implement the same rules?!
Pass the Save America Act and stop the nonsense.
Understand what these street shows are actually about. They have plenty of mosques to pray in. They are demonstrating their intention to infiltrate and take over our nation. They are so confident of our weakness, they rub our faces in it by doing this.