Remember Remember The 2nd of November

I’ve been noticing since the elections occurred yesterday that many of my friends are complaining about the results, and are claiming they are going to move out of this country.I will admit when I was in middle school I had ideas of moving out of the country myself, but that's before I really knew anything about politics. While I am by no means thrilled myself with the results, I’d like to remind my friends that we live in one of the most democratically free countries in the world. In our parents generations if they weren’t happy with the political policies, they marched on D.C. In our generation, we complain via our facebook statuses.

That’s the great thing about this country. We have the freedom, at least theoretically, to be able to change the politics of which we don’t approve. The difference is that people give up too easily, are generally unmotivated, and maybe our best and brightest really do move to other countries. As cool as Scott Pilgrim may make Canada seem, it has its own issues especially with it’s Health Care System which is why a lot of the best doctors from Canada end up coming to America. As cool as we Americans think British accents are, their system has it flaws as well.

Look on the bright side people: Christine O’Donnel did not win her election. The day I lose any hope I have left for this country is the day that someone who is asked what issues they are against and then asks the questioner to give them some issues is elected. Granted, she didn’t use the words “getting all mavericky maverick up in here” so she may be slightly better than Sarah Palin.

Next time you consider moving out of the country, remind yourself that the best place to live these days is probably Switzerland. Do you know how many languages you’d have to be proficient at to really blend in/get along in Switzerland? At least four. That’s three and half more than most Americans are willing to learn ( I say 3 and half because a lot of us also suck at English).

Until next time,
I’m just your friendly neighborhood bloggerman