response to Chalmers Johnson's post It’s Time to Flee the Country
Leaving gets you nowhere
Commented on May 9, 2008 by - guavamama
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response to Chalmers Johnson's post It’s Time to Flee the Country
Commented on May 9, 2008 by - guavamama
I'm equally as upset, frustrated and disheartened as everyone else is who has commented here. And I agree with most of what this article has to say, except for one thing - I will not leave America.
Leaving America strips you of any choice of action. We no longer have a clear cut leave and be 'safe' option like people once did. Globalism has taken care of that. It doesn't matter where you go or where you run to, the actions of the United States will inevitably catch up to you. The only thing leaving does is prevents you from actually being pro-active in changing the situation.
I'm living abroad right now and I'm going back in a few months. Why? Because I'm helpless here. I feel the effects of the United States' actions even living in a remote rural town in China. I'm sick of being asked questions about my country and what we're doing even though I don't live there anymore. People still expect me to do something because I was born there. And you know what? I agree with them and at least in the States I can work towards something.
So please don't leave. The only thing you're doing is depriving the country of people who care and want things to be better.