5 Reasons to Be Thankful for America

young Americans are frequently fed a narrative that America is a terrible place to live that could not be further from the truth I feel deeply grateful to live in the greatest nation on earth each and every day and here are five reasons that you should - five our constitutional framework was built around the concept that our rights come from something greater than ourselves our founding fathers understood that government does not have the power or capacity to give and take human rights away they lie within us thanks to our United States Constitution the most brilliant political document ever written no power-hungry tyrannical ruler can take our most basic rights like that of freedom of expression freedom to protect ourselves and insulation from a too powerful government away for we have the freedom to disagree with one another and with those in power and have the legal capacity to voice that disagreement freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment is a constitutional right here in America but our reality is not the global norm countless individuals all over the world face punishment or even death for speaking their mind and lack the freedom to express themselves in whichever way they choose that we often take for granted here in the United States when this fundamental human right is not protected due to a tyrannical government the people often inevitably risk everything even death to express themselves we are truly grateful to have the legal capacity to speak our minds each and every day three Americans have one of the highest standards of living in the world according to Pew Research nine and ten Americans have a standard of living that was above the global middle-income standard compared to just 13% of people worldwide that fall into that same standard we stand heads and shoulders above the rest of the world when it comes to standard of living that's not a bad thing by the way we simply have a greater opportunity to give back to our local and global communities with more disposable income than many around the world a privilege and responsibility we can take advantage of - our nation is founded and centered around diversity we are the melting pot of the world being an American is not based on biology it's been nationality Americans make up a diverse landscape of racial and ethnic backgrounds we look different we speak different languages and we celebrate different religions and holidays yet we are all American despite the many differences between us our founders called this principle EEP ler abyss unum out of many one our differences could divide us but instead we are united in the fact that we are all Americans and that is a beautiful thing one the American Dream is alive and well the fabric of our nation is built on the principle that if you work hard you will create a better life for yourself your children your grandchildren and every generation to come ask anyone around you if their standard of living is better than their grandparents chances are the answer is yes the American Dream allows us to create opportunity out of nothing but our own imagination and drive to succeed improving our own lives and the world around us I am truly thankful to be an American and you should be too I'm Isabelle brown for Prager you thank you for watching this video to help keep prettier you videos free please consider making a tax-deductible donation