Attika where do you live?

I hate authoritarian governments. Government needs to stay the fuck out of my life. Run the politics but stay out of my life and how I live.

US. Central US

Well there are socialist policies spearheaded by Republicans

Socialist policies, some of them. Can be okay.

@Attika You as an individual may think that, but thinking in terms of the general population - it is a proven fact people prefer *security and order* over *freedom*

I said Socialist state

Most US residents conflate those two

Anyone who would trade their Freedom for security deserve neither and will lose both.

My mistake

@Attika That quote is not gospel

I treat it as such

It cannot be proven

It can be disproven even

Hong Kong and Singapore are great examples

Where less freedom has led to higher living standards

The moment the government tells me how many kids I can have, what beliefs to have, or how I make my money, they have gone too far.

I don’t care.

I disagree on that

The government *should* direct these aspects of everyday life for the average citizen, keep in mind i say average

I’d rather be dirt poor and freedom of speech than have a cozy life and no rights.

No.

The average person is not very intelligent

No.

No.

And no.

The intelligent, may have freedom, but the average

I am a guy who’s not super intelligent.

They must be controlled in order to maximize the strength and efficiency of the nation

I run a business, have a family, and I want a bunch of kids.

If the government interferes with any of these things... they have gone too far.

Do you know how many people in the US should die before I lose my right to freedom of speech and right to bear arms?

All of them.

@Attika We have a fundamental difference in our worldview concerning authority and power - one which i doubt can have a middle ground. We can however still be respectful of one another, so thanks.

Yes

Just don’t take my rights away and I won’t have to give you a severe case of lead poisoning. 😂😂😂 lols jk....sorta. 😂 thanks for the polite discussion.

I would say you are not correct, but not wrong. Neither am i correct nor wrong - a system of government cannot work everywhere

Democracy cannot work everywhere, Autocracy cannot work everywhere

I just want the government to stay out of my life.

I deal with them on a regular basis. I know a family who lost their kids to the government for no reason.

The government is as bad as any mega Corp.