What Brexis Has In Common With Trump's Wall

In a word, culture.  That's what largely defines people.  Wether it's Tony Blair, or Obama, or Biden, they all play the same tune.  Let's all unite in a common effort to help mankind, they urge.  And, who can be against that?

All people do seek good health and happiness.  The problem is that people come from different cultures.  Consider the fact that women coming from a culture of female genital mutilation, will generally make efforts to have their own female children genitally mutilated,  as they once were mutilated.  There are people who may wish well for all, but do not find members of the LGBT community as belonging to the "all" (as in "all people").   For people on the "right," this obtuseness as regards differences in the cultures is exasperating.

In Europe, people on the left see Europeans as one homogenous entity.  And, yet, one need only compare the economies of Germany, France and Greece to see that they show significant differences.  And, it doesn't take sophisticated analysis to see that the differences among these nations reflect differences in how the citizens of these countries view their responsibility to their fellow citizens and to the nation within which they make their living.  These differences reflect their culture and the histories from which these cultures have emerged.

So why should one nation -- one culture -- accept the views of another.  A nation can have trade agreements, defense agreements and all sorts of other agreements without having to morph into another culture.  And, this is what people like Tony Blair and those on the left don't get.

I have nothing against Latinos.  Indeed, I view their immigration to America as a very positive thing.  However, that doesn't mean I favor an open border; one open to anyone who chooses to cross it without permission.  For a nation to consciously maintain such a border is, in my view, irresponsible.  Only after America has dealt with its border with Mexico can we resolve the matter of our illegal immigrants.