Have you ever been outside the U.S.?

[J-Mann]

No, and I don't ever intend to be.

Hmmm, you're obviously a curious and ambitious young lad   Seriously, travel outside the US wouldn't make you a communist.'

I've been to Canada a few times, and to the UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, and....oh yeah!  LICHTENSTEIN!!! 

[J-Mann]

Is there any reason why some people are so afraid to leave the country (namely Republicans)?

I've been to Australia, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Monaco, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Germany, and Italy.

Not all of us are wealthy enough to go galavanting around the world,  like most of you Democrats

I thought we all were poor, unsuccessful African-Americans living in downtown Chicago

Not when that stereotype doesn't fit our needs, you're not.

[J-Mann]

If you haven't been outside the U.S. you need to give it a try.  One thing travel will quickly do is disabuse you of that notion 'land of the free'.  The U.S. isn't so bad, but it is far, far down the list in terms of personal freedoms.

I'll agree that if you haven't been outside the US or are afraid to go, you should give it a shot.  But I take the opposite view of Opebo: you'll likely be damn glad to be back in the US, especially if you visit some of these other nations as anything more than a tourist.  Such travel will make you thankful to be in this country.