evilkoal Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 really, if you think about it, nobody is ever safe. someone can just walk up and shoot you in the face, and there is nothing you can do about it. you just trust that that someone wont walk up and blow your brains all over the person standing behind you.someone could break into your house at any time, and there is nothing you can do about it.i can go on like this all day. even the government can steal your stuff. the only thing that is stopping them is... well, NOTHING AT ALL. there is really no reason to have all of these unnecessary rules that "take away" your personal freedom. you can always do as you please. just dont get caught doing as you please and everything is golden.why people wish to restrict others is beyond me. since when has anything i do hurt anybody else? never, thats when. one of my theories behind these useless rules is that people just want to control others. why do we let them? because people are ignorant of what they can have. they have been brainwashed by their parents, and them by theirs, that doing what you are told is a good thing. why? because they could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisnpuppy Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 really, if you think about it, nobody is ever safe. someone can just walk up and shoot you in the face, and there is nothing you can do about it. you just trust that that someone wont walk up and blow your brains all over the person standing behind you.someone could break into your house at any time, and there is nothing you can do about it.i can go on like this all day. even the government can steal your stuff. the only thing that is stopping them is... well, NOTHING AT ALL. there is really no reason to have all of these unnecessary rules that "take away" your personal freedom. you can always do as you please. just dont get caught doing as you please and everything is golden.why people wish to restrict others is beyond me. since when has anything i do hurt anybody else? never, thats when. one of my theories behind these useless rules is that people just want to control others. why do we let them? because people are ignorant of what they can have. they have been brainwashed by their parents, and them by theirs, that doing what you are told is a good thing. why? because they could. Evilkoal, I don't necessarily disagree with what you say at a fundamental level. And I am against most civil liberties being infringed upon in the name of general safety. Especially in the current sense of the Bush Administration. However, even if all of us were armed to the teeth there would still be those who could not protect themselves. The government in the United States tried to set forth what I believe to be a balance of civil liberty and the protection and care of its citizenry. WE the people in order to form a more perfect union, estabilish justice and insure domestic tranquility. Provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, insure the trappings of liberty to ourselves and our prosterity we ordain and establish this Constitution... (not a direct quote so dont get bent out of shape people...) The most important way to keep the balance and keep civil liberty and freedom is right at the beginning of that sentence.. We the people... so as I stated from the beginning an educated and active citizenry is the most effetive way to protect freedom. It would be nice if it was a perfect world and no one would do bad things and we could all do as we liked. But its not. It is unfair that those of us with common sense have to be restricted in some ways. Laws have changed with the times and will continue to do so as will our ideas of freedom. Until then I think the thing we have going in the U.S. while far from perfect (way far! ) is the best thing we have. My ideas are far different from my parent who grew up in the mist of the Second World War and VERY different from my grandparents whom fought in said war. I respect them very much but times they are a changing. To me there is no better time to be active in government and instead of simply saying that is how it is, we are weak and have no power...is to go GET IT. However you believe and in whatever go out and DO SOMETHING. Be active, interested and proactive. It is WE the people!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilkoal Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 exactly lisn. that something though is a debate amongst people. i believe that something is a full scale revolution, but others disagree with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisnpuppy Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 exactly lisn. that something though is a debate amongst people. i believe that something is a full scale revolution, but others disagree with me. Evilkoal: I may not agree...but debate is good and paying attention and caring enough to try to change things is better. Being able to voice your opinions as we are doing here..talking of revolutions without having the man bust down our door is freedom. It ain't perfect but its a fine start! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilkoal Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 it WAS quite a fine start.then the government passed the "patriot act" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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