Marinerhodes
Active member
Why is it that you get fined for not voting? What is the reasoning behind this? Care to shed some light on the subject?
As for not being free or being free just because someone can take your freedom away, let me paint you a picture:
You are on a deserted island with 30 other people, plane crashed, shipwrecked or whatever. You all decide to go your own way and do your own thing, afterall it is a huge island. So in essence you are free. But then you find out that you need to work with others to survive. Thus you impose rules of behavior upon yourself and others so that you can all work together.
The question I pose is this: Are you still free or are you now living in a "society" based upon rules and restrictions of certain types of behavior?
This is more of a rhetorical question than that I actually expect an answer. Think about freedom and all that it implies.
True freedom is not just being able to work and play and enjoy life. It is also the freedom to do what you want when you want and how you want with no consequences. So when you think about the word freedom think about what true freedom would imply and what would result if everyone had true freedom.
As for not being free or being free just because someone can take your freedom away, let me paint you a picture:
You are on a deserted island with 30 other people, plane crashed, shipwrecked or whatever. You all decide to go your own way and do your own thing, afterall it is a huge island. So in essence you are free. But then you find out that you need to work with others to survive. Thus you impose rules of behavior upon yourself and others so that you can all work together.
The question I pose is this: Are you still free or are you now living in a "society" based upon rules and restrictions of certain types of behavior?
This is more of a rhetorical question than that I actually expect an answer. Think about freedom and all that it implies.
True freedom is not just being able to work and play and enjoy life. It is also the freedom to do what you want when you want and how you want with no consequences. So when you think about the word freedom think about what true freedom would imply and what would result if everyone had true freedom.
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