There are times when I do not feel like I own myself in the good ole' USA.
That would include annually jumping through hoops to please the IRS and Alabama's income tax control freaks.
I also recall how I felt when I saw excited Democrats shaking hands and swarming like vermin on TV when they crammed the so-called "Affordable" Health Care Act down the throats of a majority who did not want it.
My personal biggie came in 1969 when I received a letter supposedly from Richard Nixon that included a photo of him smiling.
The letter began: "Congratulations, you have been inducted into the Armed Services."
If you want to know what Parris Island in 1969 was like, just watch the first half of Full Metal Jacket. It's accuracy is awesome.
I did not feel like I owned myself until two years later.

An amazing young woman. Her story should be more widely broadcast.

The longer of the two videos, in which she is interviewed, is extraordinary. And heartbreaking. I had to stop watching for a while to compose myself.

I look around me, and I see people who live well, for the most part. They aren't fearful that their government is out to do them harm, (for the most part), and I think we have no idea what REAL deprivation would be like. I didn't grow up in luxury, but I knew I would have my bed to sleep in, food to eat, and a roof over my head. What this young woman and her family endured makes the blood run cold. I'm very happy for them that they are together, and have a good life now.

Wow!!!! I own myself. Very profound words. This women is a real women acting like a real women. She has balls, brains and grit. She is the kind of women young girls should look to, not the whinny feminists.

"I own myself."
Now there is a REAL objectivist! I'm so happy for her, and that she escaped from that backward oppressive country of N Korea.

hey Atlas Productions! I have said I wanted to see an all asian cast for AS The mini-series! let's get Miss Park!