I don't know your political views, so this isn't directed at you... it truly takes a libtard mindset to not understand how failure leads to and reinforces success. But, I guess when someone counts on 'Big Guy' govt to take care of them and solve all their problems, and also relies on the media to tell them what to know, that's how they think.
Anyone who succeeds without failing first, is more than likely to fail fairly soon. So many people who have great success early in life never go on to achieve similar success later. And just think about the multiple stories about people who win the lottery (which is sort of like succeeding... maybe? right?) and then spending / losing all their money. Failure is life's greatest teacher. People who don't understand that, are likely never to succeed.