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[SteveInBostonI130 3,434]

19 hours ago, WaitingHayete said:

Your answer is condescending and ignorant of the real world and the severe hardships others go though. Living in the USA is not a privilege, it is the luck of where you were born. A person born into severe poverty and governmental corruption deserves their basic human rights and comforts as much as someone born into privilege in the USA. God created the earth, people drew the lines. Thanks, however, for the reminder. 

 

People have a right to make their own bed, so to speak.  People do not have a basic right to live in another country because it's better there.

 

I wondered what would happen if people spent as much time and effort demanding better from their governments vs seeking to go elsewhere.  I know it is not as simple as that, and that there are real dangers to life and livelihood, but to sit and just claim "woe is me, why was I not born somewhere else" doesn't seem very constructive or helpful.  And complaining that other people should make something easier for you also doesn't accomplish much.  Either follow the existing guidelines or petition the government to make changes.

 

Also, some believe US is not the best place.  High cost of health care, high cost of living, etc.  It is probably the best place for opportunities if a person has drive and ambition to better themselves, but it's not a golden land for all.

[jakelake 222]

On 10/21/2022 at 2:38 PM, WaitingHayete said:

 Living in the USA is not a privilege, it is the luck of where you were born. A person born into severe poverty and governmental corruption deserves their basic human rights and comforts as much as someone born into privilege in the USA. God created the earth, people drew the lines. 

In a perfect world, everyone would have basic human rights and comforts. Unfortunately, we are not living in a perfect world. Yes, God created the earth and people drew the lines. Unfortunately, you have to obey the laws that were drawn by people. You have to obey the laws of the country and its requirements for entry.

 

There are many people in the US who were born into severe poverty and yes we have a lot corruption in the government.

A small percentage of people in the US are born into privilege. In fact, you can say the same thing about any country in the world where a small percentage of people are born into privilege.

Living in the US is just one option. There are many other countries in the world where the standard of living is much better than that of the US.

 

Finally, a person born into severe poverty and governmental corruption can actually stay in his or her country to work for change in order to get his or her basic human rights and comforts.