Mental Dribble
12-10-2007, 10:55 AM
I've become somewhat worried over the last few days.
In the beginning I thought, TRUE Freedom and the idea that others should be able to live the life they want to live without harming you would be a wildly popular idea.
But lately it seems as if so many people who claim to want that, or say they lean that way suddenly freeze up or switch back over to the other side, when an issue arises in which they feel their way is the "right way".
Last night I had a discussion with a lady who was "totally against" legislating morality, up until, at an hour into the talk the topic of civil unions and gay marriage came up. Then suddenly its ok for the some people to use the government to impose their morality and views on everyone else.
A couple days before that I was talking to a guy that was all about individual freedom as well until it came to drug use, suddenly he switched gears and said that government has the right to outlaw substances that harm us...
It just seems like so many people are all about true Freedom when it matches what THEY want to do, but when it comes to real true freedom, the type of freedom that allows a person to choose their own actions, for better or for worse, they grow cold.
Could this be what’s holding many people back from supporting Ron Paul? That in fact many people don't actually want TRUE freedom but instead what the Freedom that aligns with their own moralistic and ethical views of the world?
If so, this deeply saddens me.
In the beginning I thought, TRUE Freedom and the idea that others should be able to live the life they want to live without harming you would be a wildly popular idea.
But lately it seems as if so many people who claim to want that, or say they lean that way suddenly freeze up or switch back over to the other side, when an issue arises in which they feel their way is the "right way".
Last night I had a discussion with a lady who was "totally against" legislating morality, up until, at an hour into the talk the topic of civil unions and gay marriage came up. Then suddenly its ok for the some people to use the government to impose their morality and views on everyone else.
A couple days before that I was talking to a guy that was all about individual freedom as well until it came to drug use, suddenly he switched gears and said that government has the right to outlaw substances that harm us...
It just seems like so many people are all about true Freedom when it matches what THEY want to do, but when it comes to real true freedom, the type of freedom that allows a person to choose their own actions, for better or for worse, they grow cold.
Could this be what’s holding many people back from supporting Ron Paul? That in fact many people don't actually want TRUE freedom but instead what the Freedom that aligns with their own moralistic and ethical views of the world?
If so, this deeply saddens me.