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What sets Martin apart from other political commentators is his
experiences while living ˝ of his life under the oppression of communism while growing up in Czechoslovakia.
Martin may be the only person to defect communism twice in one
lifetime. Therefore he knows what it is like to live with
freedom, then without freedom, thus creating different
perspectives on what freedom actually means.
At the influential but delicate age of nine, one may not
completely understand true freedom. Yet, when one is removed
from it and forced to live under communists’ oppression, even at
a young delicate age, he can quickly see through the smoke
screen and realize that he is living under political domination
without general liberties that were once known. Martin,
therefore, holds unique views when it comes to freedom, which
are, not only educated views, but also stem from a deep,
unconscious understanding of the differences between oppression
and liberty. His experiences with communist’s propaganda have
taught him to distinguish the differences between appealing
rhetoric and actual governmental control/ lack of individual
freedoms.
Because he has experienced life without liberty, he has acquired
an aspiration to preserve the American way of life. The lack of
freedom of speech during communism created a unique passion to
exercise this freedom and quenched any underlining fear of
calling political claims for what they are regardless of the
consequences. Political correctness has become a form of
restriction of the 1st amendment of the Constitutional Bill of
Rights that Martin quickly embraced while having the honor to
become an American citizen. Therefore he denounces all
reservations of offending listeners and speaks his mind as he
sees aligned with the American Constitution.
His allegiances are only to freedom, God, and the USA
rather than to a particular party or ideology, therefore, he
fails to defend the Republican or the Democratic Party at any
cost and simply tells it like it is.
Depending on the issues, Martin has been labeled
as a conservative, traditionalist, libertarian and a liberal
(even that there is not a liberal bone in his body). He strongly
believes in the Constitution of the United States and believes
it should be adhered to and amended only under extreme
situations. Martin supports small government and State rights.
He believes the bigger the government becomes the more power it
obtains and citizens lose personal freedom and power. Martin is
a hunter and believes the "The right to bear arms" is the most
effective provision to protect citizens from their own
government. Martin also strongly believes in personal freedom,
personal responsibility, and protecting the rights of those who
can not stand up for themselves such as small children, unborn
children, and the under privileged.
Martin grew up as an agnostic in a Communist country but
developed a personal relationship with Jesus Christ after he
moved to the US. |
