How important is freedom to you in life ? ( Archived) (56)

Bingo! Root cause of most of Americas problems start in the HOMES! Has nothing to do with government. In fact, most of the complaining about government has to do with the fact that government has to constantly react to the inexorable decline in personal responsibility, morality and ethics because parents in America are too busy working to be engaged in their primary responsibility: raising their kids to be good citizens!! Almost all of our "faults" are a result of a near complete failure of basic citizenship.

Even with her problems: There is NO WHERE on earth that I would rather live! And obviously I am not alone: people from all over the globe do whatever they can to come here! I don't hear about Russia having to fend off the influx of 12 million illegals!

But...sadly, it can't last forever...very few democracies, throughout human history, have lasted more then about 200 years...and we are already on over-time! Every single one has degraded into some form of dictatorship. Every one!! It will/is happening here...hopefully America won't complete this inevitable cycle in my life time but...who can say?

If I were to guess, I would say you are from a Euro country. US schools much prefer to develop gangs instead of educate..

It's not the home that is the problem.... it's the village....no one is pitching in to raise my kids. Do I have to do all the work? I made the kids for gods sake.... do I have to raise them too. What does everyone expect from me?

Just kidding, I have no kids.


Zee

Sadly, some people DO think that way....

lol...it seems that way doesn't it? We don't seem to want educated, intelligent, critical-thinkers anymore...I think the government would prefer "obedient workers"...."useful eaters" is the Codex term for them....

Having seen "freedom' in many places around the world, I have observed that the majority of peoples couldn't really care less about it, so long as they can feed their families, and if one of theirs are carted off and disappears, well, that's one less mouth to feed and one less to worry about...the only ones that complain or whine about any lack of 'freedom' are the ones who are not on the side enforcing 'public order'.
Some actually do become enraged at what 'Freedoms' are taken from them and out of this outrage join groups along with social outcasts, opportunists' criminals etc. and call themselves 'patriots'. The State, of course labels them all as 'terrorists' and all their friends, families and relatives are put into dire jeopardy as the State begins to hunt them down. Old formula; old scenarios for old roles; a dance of death. If one is not on the side of the so called 'law and order' State then one cannot adequately take care of one's family and so, those begin to hunt down or turn in their own for some small rewards that make their own selfish lives a bit easier to bear. As the old adage goes, any policeman's life life is only easy in a police state....
And we all know that should the State finally be brought down, everyone was a secret patriot...sue they were...are; and the cycle will soon begin again...

For teenagers and children I whole heartedly agree.

but when the big picture is considered if the ones in control have their own agenda.....and regrettably most do.

Well put.

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Well put.