Outside the US

I’ve been to two countries outside of the US besides Canada and Mexico. South Korea 30 years ago and now Argentina and the one thing that I have noticed is how very similar they are to the US. Yes, there are uncountable ways in which the US is different and do I day say better but the one real way in which they are similar is we, as in mankind, in general are very much the same. We want to for the most part go about our business with being bothered, first by other people and then by our governments.

Even though South Korea is closer to the US form of a Democratic Republic than Argentina, at least here in Argentina, the people that “work” for a living and earn most of what they get don’t like governmental intrusion into their lives; whereas there is still the contingent of people that seemly live off the government and are happy living their lives as follows getting handouts when and where they are delivered. Tell me what to do and when and they are happy.

As I write this I am reminder of the days before the US Revolutionary War and many of the people were complacent when it came to the British manner of dealing with the American colonies. It was only after shots were fired that more and more colonists themselves took up arms on the American side. And even then many colonists took off for Canada choosing not to fight for freedom and liberty.

Is it not the same today? If it does come to a revolt within our nation against a more and more demanding, intrusive and constraining government how many of our fellow Americas will be at the forefront in bring down a tyrannical government. I guess no one truly knows until they are called upon. My hope is that I am one that will be brave enough to stand up and fight.