The US still believes in hard work and upward mobility

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With the rise of woke movements around the nation, the idea of hard work leading to success has been under attack. Progressive ideologues have called numerous traditional American values such as hard work, self-reliance, and politeness sinister aspects of “white dominant culture.”

And these absurd views of America’s ideals have been, regrettably, gaining currency in the press, on college campuses, and within the zeitgeist. But there is a problem for those on the Left who peddle this poison: People remain quite supportive of the idea that one can work hard and get ahead in this country.

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