Mike McDaniel has a post over at the American Thinker entitled MiGs and farmer's markets that yet again presents the absolute shock when people from socialist countries come to America and see what is available to even the poorest of us. These are always good to read, to remind yourself, in case you forget, that we have more material prosperity than probably anyone else. We take this for granted most of the time. The MiG pilot thought he was being driven past Potemkin Villages constructed to impress him, because that is what the Soviets did. Anita from Cuba is a more emotional story because she knows that people back in Cuba don't even have a plate of food for Christmas.
You should go read McDaniel's piece, for sure. On youtube you will find people from North Korea who have the same experience. A grocery store, not even a particularly large one, is unbelievable to them. And all this plenty is available year-round in any grocery store in America. Is it expensive? We yes, but that is because of the government who inisits on inflating the dollar.
Meanwhile we have supposedly college educated students who think we should burn down our system and install a socialist one. Remember that socialism makes everyone equal by stealing everything you have. I builds nothing, and discourages you from building anything either.
Anita’s story, like Victor Belenko’s provides perspective for those who have always enjoyed the benefits of freedom, but who esteem it too lightly. Even today, useful idiots have elected an Islamist Communist Mayor of New York City, and others extol the virtues of Socialism without Anita’s understanding of reality.
I’m glad Anita and her family have found what they sought. She’s the kind of immigrant we ought to welcome. Perhaps someday we will.
Understand that material wealth is not our most important quality. God always comes first, and we must be strong, disciplined and humble despite our wealth if we are to survive as a nation for another 250 years.
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