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by tjenkinsqs
2156 days ago
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Here is the fundamental flaw with the parent analogy: Both the government and the citizens are adults. Don't treat me like a child. Government is not supposed to keep us safe from ourselves but protect our god given freedoms. In the US the government is of the people, by the people, for the people. The other argument that people in government are smarter is laughable, at best. Government is a necessary evil, but it needs to be limited. |
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Everything is a necessary evil, if you want to see it that way.
> Government is not supposed to keep us safe from ourselves but protect our god given freedoms.
A lot of the job of the state is to keep us safe from other individuals and other states. History proved that one of the best way to do that is to respect individual freedom in a very strong way.
Personally I am not convinced that personal freedom is an end to itself, I see it as the only stable principle that is able to fuel a civil and fair society. More freedom is good only insofar as it produces healthier societies.
I think we have quite different world views on this.