THREE TRADITIONAL VALUES AND BELIEFS “… all men are INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM created equal, SELF -RELIANCE they are endowed by their Creator with certain EQUAL OPPORTUNITY inalienable rights, COMPETITION that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of MATERIAL WEALTH Happiness.“
http://www.academia.edu/7320053/3._TRADITIONAL_AMERICAN_VALUES_AND_BELIEFS
Have we dismissed our core values under Tweety Twump and Bannon? We have eternally addressed our weakest point, equal opportunity, as a nation. We have, through our laws, tried to acknowledge and give relief where the American economic and legal system favors capitalism that benefits the rich. Often, but not always, our laws try to help reduce how our system of government and policing law and order abuses the weak, ignorant, poor, and gender/ethnically different. But under Tweety Twump we are normalizing treating people badly. Today, under Tweety, with his leadership and approval, it is OK to avoid being nice to be "PC." Now some Americans feel, ~60,000,000 Americans, plus or minus "fraud," lol, they can disrespect their neighbors, spit and miss anywhere they want, and express how they dislike people, places, or things in blunt, rude talk. Great. Not really. It is UGLY. It is SICK. It is UNAMERICAN!
"10 Core American Values"
https://www.andrews.edu/~tidwell/bsad560/USValues.html
"individualismbelief that each person is unique, special and a “basic unit of nature”
emphasis on individual initiative
stress need for independence
premium on individual expression
value privacy
equalityopen society that ideally treats everyone equally
little hierarchy
informal
directness in relations with others
materialisma “right” to be well off and physically comfortable
judge people by their possessions
science and technologyvalues scientific approaches
primary source of good
major factor in change
progress and changebelief in changing self and country
“Manifest Destiny”
optimism -- nothing is impossible
work and leisurestrong work ethic
work is the basis of recognition, power.
idleness seen as a threat to society
leisure is a reward for hard work
competitionaggressive and competitive nature encouraged
Be First (#1) mentality
mobilitya people on the move
vertical (social / economic) as well as physical mobility
volunteerismbelief in helping others (related to equality concept)
philanthropy admired
a personal choice not a communal expectation
involves associations / denominations rather than kin-groups
action and achievement orientedemphasis on getting things done
priority on planning and setting goals
tendency to be brief and business like,
practical
measure results
focus on function and pragmatism"
