RE: The left has done a good job on you.
Really? define “left” for me. How is NOT calling someone who exercises his right to leave the country legally a scumbag being on the side of the left?
RE: In your mind becoming an American is nothing special, is not the pinnacle, to do so is no different in evil than an American renouncing the United States.
If I believed that America was nothing special, I would have left America too. But I did not.
What makes America special is she believes in the POWER TO PERSUADE, NOT COERCE. The moment America becomes a country that REALLY TURNS LEFT ( and it slowly ) is, then it loses its “special” status.
If America is to be special, her government has to go back to its founding principles — one of which is to ENCOURAGE those willing to use their talents to work hard to pursue life, liberty and happiness to stay.
If she does not, how can she still be called special? Look at what’s happening to our government and how she is in effect pushing the bright and talented ones like Saverin away...
There is no rule in the universe that tells us that a once special country will always stay special. There is no “left” or “right” here. Only observations. We can continue to stay and fight for America to return to what she used to be, but I have to say this -— CURSING AND PUNISHING THOSE WHO LEAVE DOES NOT MAKE AMERICA ANY DIFFERENT FROM RUSSIA OR CHINA.
America is special because she values FREEDOM. Yes, even freedom for those who want to leave.
THAT is what makes the ex-Patriot Act so sinister ( and BTW, you haven’t answered my question as to whether you support it or not ).
If you support that act, then the left has done a good job ON YOU.
You are still so confused, or dishonest, that you keep talking about “leaving” the United States, rather renouncing American citizenship.
You keep pretending that someone is interfering with my right to move somewhere, post after misleading post.