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diff --git a/content/entry/if-you-dont-like-it-then-just-leave.md b/content/entry/if-you-dont-like-it-then-just-leave.md index 73bd47b..04d6dc9 100644 --- a/content/entry/if-you-dont-like-it-then-just-leave.md +++ b/content/entry/if-you-dont-like-it-then-just-leave.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ For one, I don't own a private island. I'm not a citizen of any other country. I ## National NIMBYism Second, there's things I disagree with in every country. This is not to say all countries are equal. Saying that all countries are equal because they all have problems is idiotic. In countries more civilized than the United States, I might be generally quite satisfied with how things are going. But there is always progress to be made. -So being told to leave seems to amount to nationalistic [NIMBYism](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY). I'm allowed to want things to be different, just not things within my own country. I can just as easily reverse the script and say "If you don't like me pointing out flaws in my country then why don't you leave?" and it would be equally ridiculous. There's no civilized country free from citizens' complaints either. +So being told to leave seems to amount to nationalistic [NIMBYism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY). I'm allowed to want things to be different, just not things within my own country. I can just as easily reverse the script and say "If you don't like me pointing out flaws in my country then why don't you leave?" and it would be equally ridiculous. There's no civilized country free from citizens' complaints either. If dissent is such big problem, why do these people not take their own advice and "just move" someplace where open dissent isn't tolerated? Someplace like North Korea or China. Then they wouldn't have to listen to pesky activists trying to improve their country. |