Rath said:
TheRealMafoo said:
The only thing that gives us freedom, is limiting the people in power with a set of rules that they must follow. To not care about those rules, is the same as not caring about freedom.
Without them, the country belongs to Washington, not the people. NZ is a total different situation. Ultimately, the Queen of England owns your country.
Sadly today, there is no diference in freedoms in your country and mine. In fact, you have more. That's because it seems many US citizens no longer care about freedom, and are willing to give it up for a country that provides for them. I for one, do care.
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I do care about freedom, I just don't see any reason why as a Kiwi I should care about upholding the constitution of a country on the otherside of the world. It's not my business to.
Also the fact that the Queen technically has a lot of powers doesn't mean she does in reality. If she ever were to abuse them we'd be a republic lickity split. Its a comfortable equilibrium we have, we'll let her have a huge amount of powers over us as long as she never actually uses them.
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America having one of the biggest and the most advanced arm forces in the world seems like a good reason.
