Abstract
In the last several decades, increasing inequalities and the long struggles over
racial justice have undermined support for the belief in a so-called "American"
dream, which had become a symbol of the special character of the United
States. How does the rhetoric of the U.S. as the land of opportunity be
reconciled with a quarter of the nation's people being food insecure?
However, a portion of the U.S. population, most specifically whites, has become
even more convinced of the righteousness of white supremacy as a means to
explain society’s woes. This is despite the fact that for most, their own
conditions of living have dramatically deteriorated.