>This, combined with America's relative freedom from prejudice, is an unstoppable juggernaut. It is absolutely insane how easy it is in the United States to be handed money with limited liability to go and do whatever you want with it. This is a true blessing, and we see it not just in venture capital, but in the plethora of small businesses, as well as the plethora of credit (for better or worse).
I was with you until then. America was build on prejudice and inequality as much as any other country has been and suffers from it today. That translates to how the last half of that paragraph doesn't apply to a significant amount of American's who struggle to access the resources they need to survive let alone innovate and thrive..
As the child of non-white immigrants to this country... I simply disagree. We faced more discrimination in the country my parents left than we did here. My father was unable to be employed due to his skin color and social status in his native country, and became successful mid-level exec here in America, was given a mortgage, etc.
Capital is available for people here without reference to social standing.
Is it perfect? Of course not. I literally said that.
However, if you want capital and aren't whatever platonic ideal your country has decided you ought to be to access that, America is literally your best bet.
> That translates to how the last half of that paragraph doesn't apply to a significant amount of American's who struggle to access the resources they need to survive let alone innovate and thrive..
I'm not going to claim every american is able to thrive, because obviously that's not the case. But even the poor American is able to access credit, which is what my entire post was about. You are changing the goal posts a lot.
>We faced more discrimination in the country my parents left than we did here.
Correct.
In most of the non-immigrant parts of the world there is discrimination that pales in comparison to what is supposed to be there in America. Most native born Americans have no clue how good they have it, despite things being as bad as it is.
I was actually talking about class differences not race.
>Capital is available for people here without reference to social standing.
Social standing relative to color of skin sure, but not economic class.
You are coming from a place of economic privilege and are ignoring how many suffer to access things like capital, housing, healthcare and other needs based on their economic starting point.
The American view you can raise yourself from lower to middle class with hard work and effort is less true today than ever.
I was with you until then. America was build on prejudice and inequality as much as any other country has been and suffers from it today. That translates to how the last half of that paragraph doesn't apply to a significant amount of American's who struggle to access the resources they need to survive let alone innovate and thrive..