good life

He said the idea of the American Dream – "This very basic idea that you should be able to build a good life for yourself and your family in the country you call home" - was "under siege by the left".

If you read this passage quickly, it’s possible to miss the rhetorical sleight of hand at play here — one that substitutes an impoverished conception of liberty that is captive to a conservative Christian nationalist determination of the good life for true individual liberty that is determined by each citizen.

To realize that one of my ancestors had played a role there, unwittingly, in just trying to live a good life and fight for herself, and for her family.

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“We didn’t want to leave - my children were top of their class at school and we had a good life at home.”