Comment Re:Hang on... (Score 0, Troll) 781
I know this may sound pretty simplistic, but here goes.
If I drive a car that can go fast, and I can be pulled over and fined/jailed for reckless driving in accordance with the law... I expect, while living in America at least, to have the OPPORTUNITY and the FREEDOM to make the decision of whether or not I choose to keep the peace, break the law and pay the consequences, or do something in between (speed a bit over the speed limit and not get pulled over often).
America, to me, is about a place where everyone is FREE to create that opportunity for themselves. It may be hard for some and easy for others, but we're all equal in that it can be done. So if I get to the point where I can afford a fast car, I still expect to have the choice of what I can do with it.
The beauty of America... sure, an extremely governed, police state offers many things. More protection, more safety, more oversight. However the loss of Freedom to reach such a goal is what I think the founders of our Constitution and Bill of Rights, along with many others through the years were absolutely against. We're not as safe, we're not quite as secure.. but we are free, and that means more to some of us than taking away the .000001 percent chance someone may bomb the plane we're on (etc other examples).
If I drive a car that can go fast, and I can be pulled over and fined/jailed for reckless driving in accordance with the law... I expect, while living in America at least, to have the OPPORTUNITY and the FREEDOM to make the decision of whether or not I choose to keep the peace, break the law and pay the consequences, or do something in between (speed a bit over the speed limit and not get pulled over often).
America, to me, is about a place where everyone is FREE to create that opportunity for themselves. It may be hard for some and easy for others, but we're all equal in that it can be done. So if I get to the point where I can afford a fast car, I still expect to have the choice of what I can do with it.
The beauty of America... sure, an extremely governed, police state offers many things. More protection, more safety, more oversight. However the loss of Freedom to reach such a goal is what I think the founders of our Constitution and Bill of Rights, along with many others through the years were absolutely against. We're not as safe, we're not quite as secure.. but we are free, and that means more to some of us than taking away the
