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kindj |
01/25/06 |
In my previous question regarding a couple of authors, the always interesting excon made the following statement:
>>From my simplistic viewpoint, history tells me that tyranny IS and has been the status quo in the world. Although we BELIEVE in the concept of freedom, in the real world, tyranny works better (if you think an organized and controlled society is BETTER). Consequently, ALL society’s, no matter what they experiment with, eventually revert to tyranny.
The US of A is no different and we're not immune. Therefore, if we don't guard our freedom, it will disappear.<<
Needless to say, I totally agree one hundred percent with the last statement. However, it was the first part of his statement that stuck in my head, and that I've been mulling over for the last twelve hours or so. And yes, I even had a dream about an "America-turned-Orwellian" last night. Of course, the ladies were hot in their Star Trek type uniforms.....but I digress.
What he said rung a bell. Freedom is HARD. It's damn sure inconvenient for all of us at one time or another. You know, those times when someone else is exercising their freedom in opposition to what we think. It's sure got to be a pain in the butt for the government, having to watch out for all those rights and stuff. Just ask Bush as he goes to the hearings on his domestic surveillance.
As I told ex, I think we're free, but not as free as we were. I further think that even RIGHT NOW our freedoms are being further eroded so slowly that we take no notice. I think that if that doesn't stop, I'll be sitting on the porch with my grandkids while they ask, "How come we can't do this or that like when you were a kid, grandpa?"
What will I say?
"Because they took those freedoms away, son, and we stood by and let them, in the name of convenience."
So what do you think? Will the Great Experiment continue to be a success, or will one day everyone just say, "I give up, this democracy thing just ain't working." Or will it be more insidious than that, with an inexorable erosion of rights and freedoms, until one day America more closely resembles the Soviet Union of the Cold War era than the republic it once was?
DK
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Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 01/25/06 5:08 pm:
Well Dennis, you know that me and a lot of others are gonna stay in the mix, too. But you're on your own with that every 28 days thing. You can take that literally or not, I'll leave that up to you :)
Clarification/Follow-up by labman on 01/26/06 11:19 am:
I am disappointed with the choice the Palestinians made along with several recent elections in South America. Many tyrants are originally voted into office and then can't be voted out.
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