re: An idea for those who feel "oppressed" by the laws of our country

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When someone says this is the worst place on earth and we're what's wrong with the world yet they stay here, it makes me question just how much they really mean what they say.

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I mean, as much as I am sick of the bullshite, it's still where my life is. Where my family is. My friends.

Just because you question the norm, and have things to bitch about, it doesn't mean you should run away.

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Case in point - celebrities claiming to move if Trump wins. Those people have the means to move anywhere in the world but they didn't. That's because they know they've got it better here than anywhere else on earth.

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now obviously it's different if you flat out say your'e going to move if XYZ happens, and then don't. But that's not what the OP is referring to in his initial post.

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I mean, as much as I am sick of the bullshite, it's still where my life is. Where my family is. My friends.

Just because you question the norm, and have things to bitch about, it doesn't mean you should run away.

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I'm not saying you should run away. I'm saying if you think we need to change the fundamental foundations of America, then why bother staying here?

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now obviously it's different if you flat out say your'e going to move if XYZ happens, and then don't. But that's not what the OP is referring to in his initial post

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I'm saying if the people with the means and luxury to leave are the most outspoken critics, yet they still want to stay, then maybe what they're bitching about is insignificant.

Your second statement is what I was agreeing with. About having means to leave but choose not to.

So how do we fix that section of the question?

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I'm sure you could average a bunch of numbers together and make that argument based on a composite score of some kind. But the catch is today some other countries could do something similar depending on what you/they think is most important.

Is life expectancy more important than lifetime earning? Is incarceration rate more important than overall crime rates? Is overall happiness more important than material wealth?

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I think freedom and opportunity are the major factors in determining value. Opportunity is more important than outcome.

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I don't see very many people bitching about the fundamental foundation. Things have changed

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Many kids on college campuses today say it's OK to silence people who may say something that offends them. They want the first ammendment to be a sliding scale, not an absolute. That should trouble everyone.

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I don't think them not living up to their tweet about leaving makes, say, their views on big money in politics insignificant.

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It's a very easy example and shows just how good this country is to them.

I have gripes about money in politics too. But the more we see the left's solutions, the more money we see going to politicians and government entities

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What about murder laws? Are they the reason AA's commit almost half the murders in this country?

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It's cyclical. Maybe prisons should be used as a form of punishment, but with the end goal being to actually rehabilitate those that have the capabilities to change. As opposed to packing them in like sardines and letting them murder each other.

It doesn't help that education in urban areas is dogshit too. I was lucky to go from a hood arse school to a small town in TN school, and it was amazing the difference in education I received. I honestly don't know how some of my old classmates made it to/through college.

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An idea for those who feel "oppressed" by the laws of our country

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In all of your rambling you did not say what your idea is.

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think freedom and opportunity are the major factors in determining value.

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Maybe it's just me, but I feel like the growth of Big Brother is in direct contrast to freedom. Couple that with the WOD, asset forfeiture, lowering DWI thresholds... and toss in the facts that our courts and legislature see no need to rein it in gives me pause about how that freedom will grow anytime soon.

In addition, affordable education opportunity has been shrinking continually for some time, ironically moreso in northern states than southern- mostly because the amount of property taxes you pay directly impacts the quality of education you receive. In other words the likelihood of someone receiving a good education in Harlem pales to that someone receiving a good education in Westchester.

Like I said I think we're up there, but I'm not completely convinced we're at the too. Though deciding who's at the top has more to do with what's important to you.

Your 15 year old nephew can't buy weed in legal areas though now can he? That's the point. Making something illegal makes it a commodity on the black market, and also raises the cost of said illegal substance. When it gets too expensive, substitutes are created (think crack). And so on, and so on..