NOTHING FREE IN THIS WORLD
There is a great deal of rubbish being talked about at the moment concerning government attacks on freedom. Every law that any government ever passes is a restriction on freedom in one way or another.
If hunters should have the freedom to foxhunt, should they not also have the freedom to engage in dog-fighting, cock-fighting, bull-fighting, or bear-baiting?
If I need to access my own money from the bank, I need a bank card. If I need a library book, I need a library card. If I need a government service, why should I object to a government identity card? If I have a car capable of travelling at 120 mph, why should I not have the freedom to travel though town at that speed? If MI.6 know a man is likely to engage in terrorst activities, but has not done so yet, should he be allowed to roam free until he kills a few hundred people?
Every restriction of freedom is for the protection of the majority of people, and is only brought in with the will of parliament, and then tested by the courts. Total freedom equals absolute anarchy. What do YOU think?
As in the case of a car going 120mph - one might say the driver has the free will to make a choice to drive that fast - yet has he also made the free choice to take the concquinces of killing himself and others?
I thing freedom( or not) is a choice like every thing else. Another question could be - Why do we ( humans ) insist that to be considered acceptable and normal we should all think and act exactely alike.