Terry Mitchell

Why It's Good that the USA Is Different



Posted: Friday, October 16, 2009

by Terry Mitchell
http://commenterry.blogs.com

I get so tired of hearing members of the media remind us of things like the USA's status as the only industrialized country to do this or not to do that – as if it's necessarily bad. For example, they will complain that the USA is unique among its peers in forbidding gays to openly serve in the military and in not offering its citizens universal, government-run healthcare. However, I don't think it's any accident that the USA is the world's only remaining superpower.

And I don't think it would have achieved this status by being just like everyone else. I believe our nation's distinctiveness is one of its strengths, not a weakness. And there is a reason why God has blessed the USA in such a special way. Why do you think that is? Is it because Americans are so smart? It is because we are better than everyone else? Is it because of our natural resources? Is it because of our proficiency at creating weapons of war?

I think the answer to all of the above is no. The USA was founded mainly by people with Judeo-Christian values. Hard work, individual freedom, market-based economics, humility, faith in God, and respect for one's fellow man have traditionally been our guiding principles. That's why the USA has flourished. But when it starts acting like everyone else, it will begin to lose its special position. Sadly, I believe that process has already begun.

Terry Mitchell is a software engineer, freelance writer, amateur political analyst, and blogger from Virginia, USA. He posts a least one article a day to his blog - http://commenterry.blogs.com - on subjects such as current events, politics, technology, society and culture, religion, health and well-being, self improvement, personal finance, trivia, and sports.

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