I learn ... and HAVE learned a lot .. from my Filipina wife because of her third world background
The first time we took a romantic walk in a wooded area/trail .... she asked where all the monkeys were
On our first ride to church she wondered where all the walking people are ... why are there no people walking to and fro
And WalMart was Disneyland !
Our first shopping trip was a college education to and for me
Liza must have touched just about every thing she saw ... maybe to see if it was real ... I don't know
Just those few examples (of many) are enough to stop THIS cerebral character and wonder about my own existence and heritage
We Americans NEVER consider life without TV or the choice(s) of food and goods
We have ALWAYS had the option of Ford or Chevy.
Even with people .... we have the option of choosing a mate out of a visual list of hundreds, but the third worlder pretty much has only their baranguy (village/communty) to choose from and the attributes needed have nothing to do with looks or wealth so much as .... are you a LIFE enhancement or not ?
I see I'm rambling .... but that is what Liza has been for me ... an eye and mind opener to the reality of me and my American life
Bernie's a flake, but the idea that we have so or too ... much .. is right on.
I’m not sure what you mean by saying we have ‘too much.’ Who determines what enough and too much are? Our culture is based on hard work and achievement. Why should we feel guilty because we have choices? Why should we feel guilty because we don’t have to walk to church? Our wealth doesn’t hold other nations down.
You're a fool, and likely a fellow Communist like Sanders. The moment you say "too much", you imply that someone should do something about it. The fact is that we have already made those decisions, freely, with our votes, called dollars. You openly wish for the dozens of daily decisions and votes made by 300 million people ought to be countermanded by some authority, all because you assert that your wife is confused (which I don't believe... I've been to the Philippines, and was engaged to a Filipina... they are not unfamiliar with WalMart and Disney from my experience).
Of all the slippery slopes to tyranny the slipperiest one is when you allow yourself to be swayed into the thinking that someone should be allowed to decide what you or anyone else needs!
I'd rather be thankful that we have too much, than too little. While I appreciate that your wife led you to your epiphany, traveling in the military led me to mine. I did not feel embarrassed or ashamed of what we have here in the United States--what you see here is the epitome of freedom.
As a Christian, I believe we should help and encourage those with less, but we should never let others shame us into giving up our freedom to bring about "equality" or "social justice."