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Does living in a free society mean living with a certain degree of risk?
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:40 am
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:40 am
Since 9/11 have we traded Liberty for Security?
Killing American citizens in drone strikes without due process?
American citizens under surveillance for no specific reason?
Threatening to take Americans constitutional rights for simply being under suspicion?
My opinion is living in a society like the founders of the constitution envisioned means you have to accept a certain level of risk.
The alternative is to live in an Orwellian society reminiscent of Minority Report, where thoughts and words are treated as crimes.
I don't believe there is a middle ground - once you start trading liberty for security, more and more will be taken away.
Killing American citizens in drone strikes without due process?
American citizens under surveillance for no specific reason?
Threatening to take Americans constitutional rights for simply being under suspicion?
My opinion is living in a society like the founders of the constitution envisioned means you have to accept a certain level of risk.
The alternative is to live in an Orwellian society reminiscent of Minority Report, where thoughts and words are treated as crimes.
I don't believe there is a middle ground - once you start trading liberty for security, more and more will be taken away.
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Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:41 am to CrazyJoeDivola
Yes
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:41 am to chryso
Nope
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:43 am to CrazyJoeDivola
it should.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:44 am to CrazyJoeDivola
Freedom is no guarantee of safety.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:45 am to CrazyJoeDivola
being alive means living with a degree of risk
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:45 am to CrazyJoeDivola
you can have 99.99999% safety
or you can have 99.99999% freedom
more of one will mean less of the other.
It's up to us to decide what ratio we want
or you can have 99.99999% freedom
more of one will mean less of the other.
It's up to us to decide what ratio we want
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:45 am to CrazyJoeDivola
You hit the nail on the head. This is exactly the price we pay for liberty - risk. Personally I think we should take the risk; but I think most people make emotional decisions about individual suffering and want to allow it to govern the masses.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:45 am to LucasP
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:46 am to upgrayedd
quote:
Freedom is no guarantee of safety.
Even striving for perfect safety is no guarantee of safety. And that is why we should embrace liberty.
This post was edited on 6/16/16 at 9:50 am
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:48 am to CrazyJoeDivola
Absolutely, and these safe space bullshite people are more than happy to part from it in the name of safety.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:49 am to CrazyJoeDivola
Yes.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 9:51 am to CrazyJoeDivola
Yes.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 10:05 am to CrazyJoeDivola
quote:
Does living in a free society mean living with a certain degree of risk?
Obviously. Just remember when you were a teenager. Your parents kept you safe(good ones at least), but you had to live by their rules.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 10:05 am to CrazyJoeDivola
Yes
Posted on 6/16/16 at 10:11 am to CrazyJoeDivola
Life has a certain amount of risk. You can never get rid of it.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 10:13 am to CrazyJoeDivola
Freedom and security are zero sum
Posted on 6/16/16 at 10:14 am to jmarto1
Disagree
Posted on 6/16/16 at 10:14 am to CrazyJoeDivola
control or free
only possible answers.
only possible answers.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 10:20 am to CrazyJoeDivola
quote:
Does living in a free society mean living with a certain degree of risk?
Being alive has risks. A free society has added risks.
quote:I don't need a nanny state gov't like ours is slowly turning into more each day. The risk/benefit ratio is worth it.
A free society has added benefits as well.
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