From the colonial ERA until at least the end of World War I and the rise of progressivism, the U.S. was populated almost universally by rugged individualists who fundamentally believed in being industrious, achieving success by benefiting others through one's industry, and saving one's earnings in the hopes not only of bettering one's own life but the lives of future generations of Americans. In stark contrast to those who gave birth to, and defended with their lives, American liberty and free enterprise are the youthful masses of protesters and supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (D.-Vt.), Black Lives Matter, and the new Black Panthers. Many youthful and impatient Americans-among the loudest in their complaints against the rest of humanity-think they are entitled to have their earthly wants, needs, and interests paid for by others and express disdain, indeed revulsion, at all whose labors have resulted in wealth or power.
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