Rush Limbaugh: Where'o'where is a conservative to flee?

Dear Rush,

In 2001, when America's Doomsday occurred, some of us started pondering what life would be like in another country. Most of us thinking that were not huge fans of G.W. We were concerned about two things: 1) Our country heading down a diplomatic road which wasn't on the GPS and subsequently provoking our attackers to do further damage to us and 2) flee the new, increasingly polarized, religious America.

Some of us with these concerns have fled to Canada, or other commonwealth states, and I'm sure a smattering of other (probably) English speaking countries around the globe. Those countries would fit three major cultural and governmental criteria 1) socialist 2) English speaking and 3) secular.

Those of us liberals dying to get out from under the thumb of a potential theocratic president disguised as a lover of democracy had loads of places to go. The choices are myriad when you ask yourself: where could I go that is more secular, English speaking, and socialist?

I relish this. Indeed. I often fantasize about my potential Canadian life...someday...if it ever gets more religious here or the rich versus poor gap widens larger than I can stomach (it only has about 10 feet left to go), maybe then I will abandon my homeland. In my mind, it's my socialist utopia. A land in which lobbyists don't control which bills are put into place and how my tax money is spent, I can get healthcare from the government and not a corporation, hell, I can even get a reasonably priced master's degree if I so desire. I'm about to have an orgasm...let me get back to the point.

Then you entered, partially, your conservative hell this week with the passing of healthcare legislation. Though it's shitty, totally controlled by big business, and will only result in insurance companies making more money than they should (I'd think you would be having his your wet dream for what a fucking gimme this is to health insurance firms). You announced on March 6th that if this bill did pass, you would leave the country. More specifically you would go to Costa Rica.

If a widening in wealth gap is what he stands for (and you do, you are quite libertarian in values, me thinks), well shit, a central American country is the place for you.

Costa Rica has enjoyed a democracy for over 59 years, has recently deregulated the insurance and telecom industries, and its government is structured in branches much like the United States. But still, it's much poorer than the United States. Nothing will affirm libertarianism and capitalism like taking your rich-asshole-America dollars and moving into a country that you could buy a section of.

It would be a very fine fit for you, Rush. They'd love to have your money, I'm sure. So would the burglars. You'd have a very overworked security staff.

Costa Rica certainly lacks some things that conservatives and liberals alike have taken advantage of in the US: public schools, high quality hospitals, low crime rates. Crime in the US really ain't that bad compared to central America.

So where in the world could a wealthy conservative like you, or any one of the ever growing to the Nth degree Tea Partiers, go for a political, economic or religious climate more to their liking?

Nowhere.

Countries who lack government tend to fall into the "poor" category. In which you'd only flourish if you brought your America money with you.

Countries and government who dictate the lives of their people through religion are theocracies. You'll find them, oh in the middle east (I'm pretty sure that one's out).

Countries and government who refuse to tax their people at a high rate also fall into the "poor" category. They'll have shitty roads, no schools, libraries, etc. Nothing that we all tend to enjoy.

America is still the most conservative, most theocratic rich country in the world. We will remain so, likely for years to come. We're very young, we're very green, we're very much self-absorbed. The older we get, the more liberal and secular we tend to become. It's not terribly helpful to the populous to wish to go back in time.

However, Rush, if you really wanna go found Reganland or Limbaughberg or whatever down in Costa Rica, please go. And please, take all the Tea Partiers, birthers, and anti-abortion activists with you.

Peace out,
Asta