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Dystopian, Oppressive Societies; Exploitative Environments; Spiritual Poverty Can Exist Anywhere
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Dystopian, Oppressive Societies; Exploitative Environments; Spiritual Poverty Can Exist Anywhere

Even the United States

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Mar 25, 2021
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“Wouldn’t you like to work abroad again?” my wife asked.

While in many ways I loved our experiences in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, I recoil at the thought of living in countries without due process, a Bill of Rights, without a Constitution securing the rule of law. “I don’t want to live in another authoritarian society,” I said.

“What do you thin…

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