In America, this was the American Dream - that Americans believed in intensely, even if they didn't know exactly what it was/ This vagueness was part of its appeal - it could be anything!
And Americans went to see the movies at least once a week, to see the latest illusion that Hollywood had produced for them. Broadway theaters produced Musicals, that also promoted this dream.
These illusions were backed by some solid facts - after WWII, America was the richest and most powerful nation in history!
The most important illusion for my family, was provided by the RLDS church - which they believed in completely, because it made them feel important! The Church was Americanism taken to an extreme.
This was back in the Fifties - after that, this pleasant state of affairs, slowly ceased to exist. But instead of recognizing this unpleasant fact - Americans went crazy, and elected Trump!
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