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Opportunity, not a guarantee
The United States has flourished for 200-plus years as a bastion of freedom and opportunity for those who want to be free to achieve and excel at any endeavor that they choose.
The reward for that ambition and energy is the possibility of success and prosperity for any individual without regard to their race, religion, sex or circumstance. Some will achieve more than others through chance, innate ability and perseverance. We make our own future and opportunity. That is the beauty of our form of governance.
Mr. Brookbank (Letters, Jan. 12) or anyone else “deserves” nothing more than the right to succeed and flourish through the fruits of his labor and the opportunities provided by this great nation.
If Mr. Brookbank is so committed to the socialist cause, then I would recommend that he seek residency in some country that has a long record of socialism.
Perhaps North Korea, Cuba, China or, if he wants to get in on the ground floor of a nascent socialist country, I would suggest Venezuela.
Hugo Chavez would welcome him with open arms.
Robert Allen McKinney
Valleyford