USA and freedom

The United States value freedom above all. It can be hard for us Danes to understand how they can vote for ”such a lunatic as Bush” or even consider listening to Donald Trump.

But the big difference between citizens of the United States and citizens in Denmark is that we are born here, and feel danish because of culture and traditions. America is a country build out of many cultures and is the only country in the world to be build entirely out of an idea: that every man has the right to be free. They believe that you have the right to defend yourself, that you have the right – and the responsibility – to keep yourself alive in the way you find best.

Freedom is a big, vital part of USA. On the dollar bill it reads “Freedom”, they have songs about freedom and everything they do, is to protect the right to be free. When the politicians talk about a welfare state, you can most likely replace that word with freedom.

That is why it is impossible to asses the American politicians from a danish perspective. Our basic ideas are not build around the idea of freedom and for that simple reason we cannot judge. We must keep in mind, that even the most leftwing party in USA is further rightwing than any party in Denmark.