In the United States, the "American dream" has always been talked about, and this has become the label of a free America, a democratic America. However, behind the beautiful label of the United States, there are also more and more serious social problems, a series of data and the real life situation of Americans show that the "American dream" has actually been gradually shattered, and even pushed the United States to the edge of the cliff.
The United States ranks 41st in the world in child mortality, 30th in high school enrollment, 26th in civic happiness, and of course, the average life expectancy of Americans is slowly declining. All these figures do not match the label of a developed capitalist country like the United States. So why does American society leave such incomprehensible figures, and what are the inevitable social problems that American society needs to face? Is there a solution?
Nicholas S. D. Christopher and Shirley Dunn, both of whom are well-known American journalists, have also conducted a lot of investigations in the face of the current situation in the United States, and have also presented us with many realistic cases the real situation of American society, and of course they are also seeking realistic solutions that must be considered in the face of these current situations, which is the book "Why Life Is More and More Like a Tightrope Walk".
As an American with his own perspective, the author wants to make all strata of American society pay attention to the current situation of the United States, and through the author's detailed discussion, expose all the problems of the United States to the world, so that more people can see, let more people pay attention to it, and let more people participate in solving the problem.
So what is the biggest problem facing American society? In fact, it is class division, that is, the lower classes of people in the United States are bound to face an increasingly difficult situation. And the biggest manifestation of this hardship is that they have been abandoned by society, and their situation is considered to be caused by their own laziness, stupidity, and so on. And this makes society as a whole no longer responsible for their current situation.
But this kind of attribution can only make such a group continue to sink in a vicious circle, and keep repeating a more tragic fate. For example, many people at the bottom are no longer able to support themselves, and they cannot find jobs that can meet their minimum needs. And what about the social security system on which they live? They are also trying to get rid of them.
For example, in the book, some social security welfare systems set extremely harsh conditions, and these conditions must be unsatisfactory to those at the bottom, of course, they will naturally lose these benefits, so that they can no longer save themselves from the pit.
And some laws and regulations in American society also continue to push these low-level people into the abyss. For the people at the bottom of society, their suffering cannot be understood or discharged, and they will inevitably seek some stimuli like drugs and alcohol to give themselves temporary satisfaction. And this is very easy to achieve in American society, which makes such a group of people go to hell.
Of course, this is not to say that such a living situation cannot be changed, and the author also gives us hope in the book, as long as the society makes some trivial adjustments, some people can be saved from the abyss. Therefore, there are corresponding cases in this book, and the author of this book is actually the beneficiary of it, but many of his high school classmates died in this background tragedy, which is why the author pays attention to these social realities and writes this book.
Let everyone explore the current situation of American society through this book, feel the despair at the bottom of the United States, and of course seek ways and means to get out of the predicament. #美国社会##真实的美国现状##美国现状揭秘#
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