Posted by Dave_ AR (other posts) on February 11, 2014 at 14:25:55 Previous Next
In Reply to: Hair and Ideology posted by Anthony on February 08, 2014 at 02:16:30:
What does "freedom" really mean to you?
For instance, the US is known as "the land of the free" (for those who are rich, of course).
If you're poor you're not entitled to :
- access university education (and therefore, a better quality of life)
- access to a doctor , therefore, to health (unless you have the money to pay for a doctor).
- If you're not straight, you cant marry the person you love (Unless you live in some of the few countries where same sex marriage is allowed).
And these are just a few examples that came up to my mind... I am sure there should be more.
So, my question is: what does freedom really mean to you? Do you really feel free?
I read LHIA saying exactly the following:
"I think it is important to note that North Korea is a very closed society. It is a country that can't afford to feed it's people but spends a ton of money on the military. "
Well, the US is a country that CAN afford public health and public university education to every citizen, but instead, the government preferrs to spend that money on the military.
So, what is really the difference between the North Korean Society and the American Society?
What is the perspective Americans have on their own country?
Anyway, no offense to anyone. Just my point of view.