- 08 Sep 2015 18:01
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Hi everyone.
So this has been on my mind for a while. A person born in the US gets all the benefits and the opportunities of being a US citizen, even if they hate/reject all American values. And a person born outside- such as myself- cannot become a US citizen and enjoy those benefits or opportunities even if they uphold all US values. How does that make any sense?
Why are governments "geography" based? What does geography have anything to do with it???
Think of it this way: you are in a school with lots of kids. There are a lot of people whom you can socialize with but you choose the ones whom you "like" and have "common interests" with. Why can't that be the case in society?
So I have to live here and socialize with the people around me even though they hate me? And I don't get to hang out with the people who resemble my values just because I was not born there? How does this make any sense?
So this has been on my mind for a while. A person born in the US gets all the benefits and the opportunities of being a US citizen, even if they hate/reject all American values. And a person born outside- such as myself- cannot become a US citizen and enjoy those benefits or opportunities even if they uphold all US values. How does that make any sense?
Why are governments "geography" based? What does geography have anything to do with it???
Think of it this way: you are in a school with lots of kids. There are a lot of people whom you can socialize with but you choose the ones whom you "like" and have "common interests" with. Why can't that be the case in society?
So I have to live here and socialize with the people around me even though they hate me? And I don't get to hang out with the people who resemble my values just because I was not born there? How does this make any sense?