George Carlin on the American Dream

The Late George Carlin, known for his acerbic and insightful humor stated, "It’s called the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it." (See http://shoqvalue.com/george-carlin-on-the-american-dream-with-transcript#ixzz1qjLILQNJ  for a transcript of this now classic comedy bit.) Carlin expressed what many Americans now know is the reality despite propaganda by the Left and Right. The American Dream ceased to be a reality thirty years ago, yet the myth pervaded and drove consumer spending and debt until the system collapsed in 2008. Both sides are is denying that our country is no longer a democracy, but a plutocracy, run by corporations and the extremely wealthy (the One Percent.) The One Percent wants Americans to uneducated and follow their program which has made the majority of Americans economic slaves. Carlin recognized this many years before the Economic Crisis of 2008 and the Occupy Movement brought this blatant reality to the forefront of most Americans.