Again, the voice of reason from Jill Dennison over at Filosofa’s Word. There’s lots to think about in this post, folks… Just what do YOU think FREEDOM is?
Been a lot of talk about that thing called ‘freedom’ lately. Started me thinking about some things. What is freedom, anyway? Freedom from what? Freedom to do what? Am I free? Are you? Are any of us? And what is the trade-off for freedom, for there is a trade-off, a price to pay for everything, y’know.
I did a bit of thinking about it … and one thing I can say for certain is that we don’t all see freedom in the same way. There are those, some are friends of mine even, who think freedom means you get to have a gun … any ol’ gun you want, carry it wherever you go … and use it however you want. To them that is freedom, but wait … if they have that gun, and they can use it when and how they want … suddenly I don’t feel quite…
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If freedom requires a gun to enforce it, it’s not freedom in my book !
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Never heard anyone say that before, and you’re absolutely right!
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Really? That’s surprising
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Nope. Never had. Which IS surprising since it’s just common sense…
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I’ve been watching Ken Burns ‘Civil War’ series. It is scary in that some of the quotes from folks back then could be something said today. It is both sad and scary.
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I don’t think humans will ever change unless and until we reach the verge of extinction. Maybe THEN we’ll stop and reflect on things like what you just said. History sure does repeat itself…
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