The land of the free

The US (I'm one of the ones that don't like to call it America that much) is certainly a great country. It is the land of the free, the land of oportunity, a place where today we can truly say that "all men are created equal, and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable right. That among these are life, liberty, and the pusuit of happiness". I'm not much an Obama supporter, nonetheless I find it truly amazing that a Hawaian, son of an immigrant from Kenya, that struggled in his youth can now be the most powerful man on Earth because he has recently taken office of the Presidency of the US.

The American Dream is true. It has become true. The life struggles of people such as Jefferson, Lincoln, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, César Chávez has rendered fuits. It has created the most free country; yes, it is imperfect, but again it was created by humans and hence it it bound to be imperfect; and yes, it has become overregulated, bureaucratic, corrupt in many of its institutions; but the US is alas the closest thing we have to the Classical Liberal ideal of a free society, where everything is questionable, where the Rule of Law is a truth (instead of personalitic regimes).

I would just like to mention an example that should make Mexicans think. Recently, Governor Blagojevich of Illinois was accused of corruption because he wanted to sell Obama's seat in Congress. He'll probably set foot in jail. In Mexico, several video tapes were aired by the media showing various government officials (in particular from the Mexico City government), being paid off for political favors several years ago. Today they continue to be our policy-makers!

Another example, could you ever imagine a Mexican President being the son of let alone an African country, but Guatemala? Many lessons are to be aquired from the US.