If Americans want to live the American dream, they should go to Denmark.

The line is a pointed reversal: the “American dream” is commonly associated with the United States, yet the speaker suggests Denmark better delivers its substance—economic security, social mobility, and a broadly shared standard of living. It implies that opportunity depends less on national mythology than on institutions: welfare protections, education access, labor-market policies, and lower inequality. As a rhetorical jab, it also critiques the U.S. for falling short of its own promise, arguing that high inequality and weaker social supports can make upward mobility harder. The quote’s force lies in contrasting aspiration with outcomes, using Denmark as an emblem of a more egalitarian model.