This person is apparently a poet and writer. They also seem to believe there is no upward mobility in the United States. That couldn't be further from the truth.
I want to remind you again today, that if you were born into a poor family, you can NEVER escape poverty until the day you die. You will be struggling, with the hope that you would. It never happens.
— Onyeka Nwelue (@onyekanwelue) October 9, 2025
It will require locking in and very hard work and not much sleep, probably for years, but it is possible in the United States.
I remember one winter when I was 11 or 12, my family had to ration a case of bulk hot dogs that we stored outside in the snow and cooked on the wood stove because our rented fridge and cook stove got repossessed. One summer, our well broke and we had to haul 5-gallon buckets of… https://t.co/Rxn502TPoo
— Storm (@stormrobinson) October 12, 2025
My dad did.
— 🪔Heidi (@hvworlton) October 12, 2025
He became an emancipated adult around his 16th birthday, because his stepmother tried to shoot him 6 times. He had polio when he was 8, resulting in a useless leg. She was drunk, and "wasn't gonna care for no cripple."
He worked a variety of jobs. He was so poor, https://t.co/QNxHwkDx6j
I was born into a poor family. My parent's situation when I was born was pretty dire. We were living in a one room shack in the parking lot of a local church, basically on charity. Things were tough and I grew up wearing hand-me-downs from an older cousin. 1/2 https://t.co/4Ucdcted3U
— (((Jabb3r0cky)))🇺🇲🇮🇱🇺🇦 (@jabb3r0cky) October 12, 2025
But as time when on, we began to do better. I paid my own way through college. My brothers and sister are all better off than my parents were at the same age. My parents, because of their work ethic and care with their money are happily retired and traveling the U.S.
— (((Jabb3r0cky)))🇺🇲🇮🇱🇺🇦 (@jabb3r0cky) October 12, 2025
Story after story rolled in of people working hard to pull themselves out of poverty. Every one of them included hard work and sacrifice for years.
That'd be news to both my parents (born to loving families with limited material resources), Mr. Nwelue, especially my mother, who immigrated at 28 to the U.S. precisely because of the better life it promised, and delivered.
— Nan Hayworth, M.D. (@NanHayworth) October 12, 2025
You're a typical fool coddled by Oxford and Cambridge. https://t.co/CdEPrzKrdy
The American Dream is real and it’s time to stop pretending it’s not. https://t.co/awjsZnqLPw
— Dan Kent (@DanFKent) October 12, 2025
It's easy for lazy people to villainize America and claim the American Dream is dead, painting the nation as a land of inequality and faded opportunity. This narrative often stems from a reluctance to confront personal responsibility or the effort required to succeed. In reality, the American Dream remains alive for those willing to work for it. The U.S. still offers unparalleled economic mobility, with countless stories of individuals rising from humble beginnings to achieve success through grit and determination.
While challenges like rising costs and political polarization exist, the opportunities for innovation, entrepreneurship, and personal growth in America remain robust for those who reject complacency and pursue their goals relentlessly.
