In those countries -- and I'm not only talking about failed states like Yemen, Somalia, North Korea, et cetera, but substantial nations, like Israel and Iran, and other mature countries that pass judgments on other nations from the safety of the UN Security Council.
I'd be in the same degree of hot water if I participated in a mass protest, regardless of the subject. Or if I insulted the head of state. Or if I said anything even a tad derogatory about the military.
The key to this our relatively safe and happy Thanksgiving is the Rule of Law. And that is the cardinal difference between the United States and most of the rest of the world. We have it. Others don't.
Some members of the Judiciary Branch of our Government have attempted to trash that sacred rule -- sometimes with scarifying success. But that situation may be reversible.
It's good that Obama has four more years. But when we get to Thanksgiving Day 2016, our government's deficits will still be there -- hopefully, different deficits than this year's -- but the list of things we did right will be longer.
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