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Dictatorships abound all over the world. Here are just some off the top of my head:
China, North Korea, Burma, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Cuba, Paraguay, Yeman, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Colombia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, to name just a few. China, alone, is a brutal communist dictatorship of over one billion people, almost one-eighth of the world's total population. Surprised that you didn't notice, world traveler that you are. Add in the populations of the countries I listed (I left a few out, especially in Africa) and you proably have around a quarter of the world's people under some dictator, king or self-styled 'strongman' rule.
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Ok, I guess what I said and the point I was trying to make didnt come across as the same. Outside of the communist and third world countries you mention, there is plenty of freedom to be found outside of America.
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No, it isn't but your hyper-cynicism toward our government and it's manifest freedoms - including your constitutional right to criticize it here on the internet - is unwarranted. Not many Americans think they are oppressed or denied much by government and most expect even more, which is part of the problem, because, as President Reagan once said:
"the government that is big enougfh to give you everything you want is also big enough to take it all away".
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I have been down lately and have developed a negative outlook, but our government certainly isnt perfect in a lot of areas, and Im not afraid to mention the negatives. Dont get me started on the legal system thats been screwing me around unjustly for the last year...
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I agree that illegal immigration and our porous borders are a real threat to our national economy and our national security. Even so, that fact doesn't make American government the disaster you have tried to portray here.
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We (America) import doctors and engineers because they are in short supply here. Both academic disciplines are very difficult and too many America college students either can't do the work or don't want to. It's so much easier to wallow in 'Feminist studies' and 'Black History' than to do the work that results in solid grasp of science and math, necerssary to obtain a medical degree or an engineering certification. Schools that teach people how to become doctors and engineers exist and always have but applicants either don't meet the rigorious standards necessary to qualify for a spot or would-be students do not apply. Film school is so much more attractive, as are 'communications' and 'art' degrees. Hence: we import doctors and engineers or medical and engineering students, in most cases.
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Agreed. But I think our education system could be improved greatly, and I dont feel I made our govt. out to be a disaster, just mentioning some areas that need work