Attempts to create such a place have only resulted in more of the problems that the leaders set out to solve. Hunger, discrimination, sickness, and other things all go through the roof. You'll remember in a previous post that this writer mentioned the former Cambodian dictator, Pol Pot. His goal was the create an agrarian utopia. To accomplish this, he waged war on intelligent people, possibly for the sake of equity (that thing Kamala Harris keeps talking about). The end result was needless death and a suffering populace.
This writer often mentions North Korea and how oppressive their regime is. This began as Kim Il-Sung's mission to create a Communist paradise. The result should be obvious. What they have is a country where the people don't have enough to eat, don't question their leaders (because they literally think they are God), or can even leave the country without risking death. Some paradise, huh? When has paradise ever been described as a place where the people have to be scared of their leader, starve to death, and suffer in silence?
The reason why attempts to create utopia always fail is simple; humans are imperfect creatures. We all have flaws that we can never completely overcome. We all aren't going to agree 100% of the time. And when push comes to shove, humans will always (and rightfully) think of themselves and their families first before even considering the needs of other people. Think about it. If your child is starving and a bum under an overpass is starving, which one are you going to feed first? Anyone who says they would feed the bum before their own child is lying. There's a difference between being unselfish and willing allowing your family to die so that someone else can eat.
The problem with trying to create a utopia is it requires the individual or group doing it to be benevolent, unselfish, and totally incorruptible. A perfect being, so to speak. No human alive fits the bill. The only being in the universe who qualifies is the being we know as God. That is why any attempt for humans to create utopia will always fail. A perfect human or group of humans simply doesn't, cannot, and will not ever exist.
Besides a flawless leader, utopia also requires a happy populace. As we've seen in every country who strive for this impossible goal, the people are not happy. The people are miserable, and the leaders don't care. Once again, going back to North Korea, a country where the government "forces" people to say they are happy, deep down inside they know they are miserable. Just ask Yeonmi Park.
There is one place that, while far from perfect, is the closest thing we have to a utopia. That place is the United States of America. If you think about the totality of your experience, there is no place like it. You can say what you want, eat what you want, worship how you want, work where you want, live where you want, drive the car you want, and all this other stuff that people all in the rest of the world can't do. You won't go to jail or be executed if you criticize the president. You don't have to wait on the government to move for business to get taken care of. There is (at least for now) plentiful food, clean water, and virtually unlimited energy resources. Our homeless population eats better than the middle class in some countries. Some countries are better in a few areas, but once again, in terms of the total experience, you aren't going to get a better deal.
So, how did America do it? Simple. They used God as the foundation. The founding fathers were flawed men, but the country was founded on godly principles stated in the Constitution. The right to question the things you're told and not just go along with the narrative (1st Amendment) is a godly principle because God didn't create us to be stupid. The right to defend yourself (2nd Amendment) is a godly principle because God didn't create us to be victims. Freedom (13th Amendment) is a godly principle, because God did not create us to be slaves to men or the government. God gave us autonomy and sense, something that the majority of countries (which do not have God at their center of their founding) don't believe in. We are recognized as individuals, our rights are given to us by God, and we don't recognize mankind or the government as God.
To sum things up, there is no such thing as a perfect nation. This is because nations are created by imperfect creatures. The only thing men trying to make a utopia can create is Hell. God is the only perfect being, and as such, is the only being capable of creating utopia. This is a reality that even America can't escape. Utopia can simply never exist of this side of the spiritual plane. Hopefully, our leaders in D.C. realize this and stop trying to chase out God before they turn America from the closest thing to a utopia into Hell on Earth.
Until next time...