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originally posted by: Nyiah
Good for you, man, live it up wherever you deem fit for you
I also feel compelled to remind my fellow "patriotic" Americans to lump it. It's a big planet outside our borders, and you don't get to chide someone for deciding to live elsewhere. One man's trash is another man's treasure, YK? You might think this is the bee's knees here, but it might be a putrid cesspit beyond repair to someone else. The same applies in reverse. Perspective, and an open mind, counts more than beating the red, white & blue guilt trip drum ad nauseam.
originally posted by: Ronin542
What if we had the courage to work towards solutions instead of bitch about the problems?
originally posted by: Expat888
originally posted by: Ronin542
What if we had the courage to work towards solutions instead of bitch about the problems?
At this point in time with how deep the corruption is .. how oppressive the regime is becoming there is only one logical option for any real chance to fix it and that is flat out revolution which for several reasons will never happen. Short of that nothing will change over there.
Why live under an oppressive regime when theres places one can have a good quality of life and far more freedom from oppression ?
originally posted by: Jesuslives4u
originally posted by: CT_Flyboy
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!
How original! I bet it took all day for you to come up with this very old saying, huh?
BTW I left the door open so the rats could come in.
What exactly are the problems and toughness going on that you are personally doing something about to fix, since it sounds like you're still in the bucket?
originally posted by: liejunkie01
Good luck with that.
Run from your problems much.
When the going gets tough, let's split, that will fix it.
originally posted by: liejunkie01
a reply to: Philippines
What exactly are the problems and toughness going on that you are personally doing something about to fix, since it sounds like you're still in the bucket?
Well for starters, I am employed, and by staying employed I am paying taxes. I am getting more education to add to my existing college education to ensure that I have the skills to stay employed. In doing this I am also encouraging everyone I know to further their education. Let's face it, the more people that are employed, the better off they will be and in turn they are a lesser burden on the government dime.
I just sent in another voter registration card today to be exact, just to make sure I can vote this next coming election. I don't know if voting helps anymore but you can sure bet that I will be at the next poll exercising my right, and if enough people do this there can be change. People need to educate themselves on who they should vote for and where they stand on the issues.
I know it isn't much, but one thing I do know is that you will not be seeing my family and I running from the issues.
As I have stated many times here before, my family roots here in the US trace back to the late 1600's. There is no way in the hell I am going to do my ancestors a disservice and cut and run because things get tough. Our issues are nothing ompared to what they went through. To many people lack a sense of pride today, family pride, cultural pride, national pride, and self pride.
To make this place a better place for our children we must first start here at home, in the now.
As I have stated many times here before, my family roots here in the US trace back to the late 1600's. There is no way in the hell I am going to do my ancestors a disservice and cut and run because things get tough. Our issues are nothing ompared to what they went through. To many people lack a sense of pride today, family pride, cultural pride, national pride, and self pride. Text