One of the undying motifs of American culture is that of the self-made man, the individual who comes into this world owing nothing to no one, who makes his way solely on the basis of his smarts, pluck, application, etc. Gatsby ring a bell?
Don Trump is my favorite living exemplar of this type. He loses no opportunity to remind us that he did it on his own. You beg to differ? You're fired.
Except that he truly is a humbug.
Just couldn't resist the urge to link to this again.
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