hairy old hippy
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Posted: Oct. 23 2007, 05:56 |
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People will harm others freedom or no freedom if you ask me. In evolutionary terms we are animals really. We all exist today as a result of our ancestors surviving by being stronger than another. We are the result of do or die, it is part of us, whether we like it or not. Having said that, maybe we have reached a level of intelligance aware enough of itself to 'step back' as it were.
Another problem, maybe the biggest, with the 'nanny state' and losing our freedoms issue is this. You can 'always' justify a law or an invasion of privacy, like cctv. WE know bad stuff happens all the time. But when the media hypes up these crimes and issues WE are the ones who call for tougher laws and cctv. This is happening more and more, the level of surveilance and police power maybe HUGE in say, 15-20 years and beyond. Imagine it, all that power slowly moving upward, and then some extreme government gets in who wants to control our every move. All the infrastucture will be in place already for them to do what they want and see what they want and that will be justified and within law to do so. Think about it, they could ALMOST do it now. Say for example I wanted to protest about the government on a particular day or event. If the government can see all and know all, they could bring me in on a smoking in public charge and in doing so supress my political expression against them.
I think with Mike, maybe the smoking ban aspect of what he said was emphasised by the media. After all, it is a current hot topic here in the UK. "Mike leaves UK over health and safety" just doesn't read well does it. To be fair to him, he mentioned a lot of things in the article, this gave me the feeling that a general loss of freedom made him move. Lets face it, the man is minted, he can afford to go wherever and whenever he wants. That freedom (!) must offer you a different perspective on the world!
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