Jun 01 2009
What is so great about the United States
First, let me preface this by saying that I am an American who was born and raised in the United States and I still live here. I have never lived anywhere else but the United States. Saying that, I am wondering if the United States is, or ever was, one of the best places to live.
Yes, we have one of the highest “standards of living” in the world, but does that translate into the best place. Today’s criteria for “standard of living” seems to be mainly based on the Materialistic criteria. That is, the more “Financial Wealth” you have, the better the “standard of living”. There are other criteria like longevity, but the main thrust is materialism. If you are using the materialistic “standard of living” as your criteria, then yes.
However, that is not mine. My criteria is based, among other things, on Real Wealth (see Real Wealth vs. “Financial Wealth) and the ability to follow God’s law through his Catholic Church. And in that arena, the United States is quickly falling behind.
When “Financial Wealth” becomes a god, you are destroying Real wealth and people’s ability/willingness to follow God. This has been happening for quite awhile. That is one of the plagues of Global Capitalism, Materialism, and Relativism.
However, there are secondary plagues affecting the ability to follow God. Those plagues are Liberalism and Socialism. Both hate God because they put God above man. To them, man should be above God. This is why there is a concerted effort to run God out of the public square and to limit the influence of the Church. In the past couple of years these attacks have been increasing. It is getting to the point where one may not be able to follow God for much longer.
The United States has lost much of it “greatness” and that decline has been going on for quite awhile. All the plagues above has so infected the country and, especially, the government. What to do about it? To tell you the truth, I am not sure the country is worth saving.
As for me, “Financial Wealth” is not what I am striving for. What I strive for is serving God to the best of my abilities. Can I do that in the United State, I am starting to think that it may not be the case. The issue is where to go. I have been exploring other places and I have some idea. There is still time and I want to consider all my choices carefully.
