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Re: So, I'm having a conversation with my nine year old daughter...
by Meranda_Jade (Meranda@mymind.com)
on May 19, 2005 - 07:39 AM
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It's all about the government thinking that we all need a babysitter. Every day there's some new law to keep people from hurting themselves. Why not just wrap us all in cotton gauze and never let us out to do anything. Don't say anything, don't do anything unless it's on the prescribed list of things you are allowed to do or say. I believe that with all of this "protection for our own good", we're getting more and more incompetent to take care of ourselves. Back to the children being left alone in the 80's... those kids were damned self-reliant. Nowadays, it's hard to find adults with any kind of self-reliance or self-governance. That's why people continue to do stupid shit; they think if there's not a law in place prohibiting it, it's okay to do any old stupid thing. Thinking for yourself has definitely gone out of style.
Yeah, freedom of speech is a basic right. but in case you haven't noticed, we've lost that one... a while ago. they're looking for all kinds of ways to snatch THAT particular freedom. Oh, but we'll all have the security of knowing exactly what we can and cannot say... about everything. What a much safer world we'll live in. (sarcasm)
When everyone is told about what they can and cannot do... about everything, they stop thinking about it. I think that's the goal, here. Make sure nobody can think or do for themselves. We'll all be easier to control that way.
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