[yakireev]

> I will not contribute my money to a government that does not allow me my rights, and will also not disarm myself

Out of curiosity, do you ever travel out of your country?

If yes, how do you deal with the gun issue? If no, how do you feel about being locked within your national borders?

[seanw444]

I personally don't feel the desire to visit other countries. If it's not somewhere I'd want to live, it's not somewhere I really care enough about to see. I care more about experiences and knowledge, both of which can be had where I live.

It helps that my state is also comparable in size to larger European countries. And has a pretty dynamic environment. Very mountainous and foresty in the north, planey in the east, red desert to the south, and tan desert to the west. Blazing hot in the summer, and well below freezing in the winter. I still haven't seen the majority of just this state.

[yakireev]

Being rather varied in nature, the U.S. is still just one country. It is culturally more diverse than some places, but that's still mostly one culture, one way of living, one way of thinking about things. Since you can't leave, you're confined to it and have no way to experience other cultures.

I guess that does not bother you, but what are your thoughts on this anyway?

[jdmichal]

The US is a big and varied place. One could certainly spend an entire lifetime here and not feel left out of much. And I say this as someone with a meager but existent share of international travel under my belt.