I have known, Russian Bear, that throughout our conversation you and I would never see eye-to-eye. So, all along, my words have been directed as much to the larger audience as to you.
Let me finally say this:
I hope the citizens of America realize what is on the line in this election. And I hope each one uses his precious right to vote more carefully than ever.
The socialism that the liberals would impose on our society has a history of failure. We should reject it creeping upon us at every opportunity.
Socialized medicine failed my sister and her family. She has now returned to America where she easily found work she could not in NZ. It failed my daughter also. She plans to return home for good.
Neither my sister nor my daughter found the employment opportunities overseas that are available to them here. And though they paid a level of taxation shocking to Americans, both had little choice and even poorer results from their health care providers.
Most of us, I would imagine, want to have as much control over our lives as possible. That’s lost when government takes over and decides what is right and what is best for you. And its control will go well beyond health care if we’re not careful.
Not all of us are alike. Government doesn’t allow for individuality. Some time ago, I made a choice in my life: I’m one of those 40 million uninsured Americans. It was a choice I made when my faith in God was ready to accept it. I don’t suggest it for everyone.
If government had automatically been there to “save” me, I would not have had the opportunity to step out in faith. Sometimes a need can lead to an unexpected blessing.
Many of us have experienced a community coming together to raise money to provide for a child or family in need. That’s when not just the receiver – but the giver – is blessed as well. The heart is alive and working. We are a people naturally given to helping one another.
A government program will never have a heart. And has a history of poor management. How much more effective were the neighbors of the Katrina victims than the local, state and federal programs? Even one young 14yr. old drove a school busload of survivors out of the disaster, showing more ingenuity than the mayor or governor. (Note: Louisiana has thankfully elected the very capable Bobby Jindal to turn the state around from the corrupt, liberal leadership it has had for decades).
We are, and have always been, a nation that shares our great wealth with others. Even when our need is great and we’re deeply in debt ourselves. We give, too, our most valuable possession: the very safety of our heroic citizens willing to die to allow others to know our freedoms.
Russian Bear has given us a list of socialist nations rated higher than the USA for desirability. While we rate 11th, France, Germany and Britain rate 25th, 26th and 29th respectively.
Let those of us who value our individualism, unburdened by the heavy hand of government and allowed to achieve beyond imagination – giving out of our abundance and from the heart to others in need – come together to see that we remain true to the values upon which our nation was founded. It’s what sets us apart and makes us great.
We’ll happily visit those other nations.
But, it’s my experience anyway, we’ll welcome our homecoming.
