Personal Freedom vs Personal Safety

[LOLWUT]

Which is more important to you? Would you rather have guaranteed safety, or guaranteed freedom (in all respects)?
Poll coming soon

 

[TamiinKS]

How do we vote when in reality we can have neither? Voting either way mean nothing. I would love to be safe, but I don't like to give up my personal freedoms for it. I want to be free, but to live in fear for my safety isn't a great thing either.

My vote is "other: just trust God!"

 

[Ave Maria]

I'd rather have freedom.

 

[intricatic]

I don't believe freedom exists in this world. I also don't believe safety exists in this world. So neither would be my vote.

 

[G19]

great poll

 

[Fantine]

We need to have a balance between freedom and safety in our society.

And, in a democratic society (or a democratic republic society, if you choose,) we vote to establish sensible laws to protect people while allowing them the freedom to grow and thrive.

If things get too out of balance one way or the other, the electorate can vote to change its leaders.

As Janice Joplin said, when there is too much freedom and not enough safety, "Freedom's just another word for 'nothin' left to lose.'"

 

[Ave Maria]

I'd personally like to see the Patriot Act either abolished or seriously amended because it goes against our freedom. It allows us to be spied on when we have done nothing wrong and that in itself is wrong!

 

[dayhiker]

With as many people in the world as there is its hard to hve either safty or freedom, but I'd choose freedom of safty any day ... if we respect others freedoms and they respect ours then most of the safty issues go away. The reason we aren't free is we don't repect other people. God lets others be who they are, but we don't. We want to change people to be who we want them to be.

dayhiker

 

[mont974x4]

If I am truly free then I'll be safe as well.

 

[elcapitan]

If I am truly free then I'll be safe as well.

Not if everyone else is truly free as well.

 

[mont974x4]

Not if everyone else is truly free as well.

Yes, I will be.

 

[shye]

I say freedom, because you will always have danger

 

[dayhiker]

It be free is also to be free to love others, so I think true freedom looks out for others the freedom of others as well.

 

[Sojourner<><]

Which is more important to you? Would you rather have guaranteed safety, or guaranteed freedom (in all respects)?
Poll coming soon

In this world, total freedom isn't a possiblity, unless you live on an island, alone....

If we had all freedoms to do whatever it is we wanted, that's basically anarchy, and history teaches us that it just doesn't work.

I find it necessary then that all societies must agree to limit some less desireable freedoms (killing, stealing, etc) in order to preserve and maximize the more desireable ones.

As that applies to national security then, I'd say that the sacrafice of some freedoms is nothing new, and that it should be expected if we want to protect our other freedoms.

 

[Tkjjc]

In this world, total freedom isn't a possiblity, unless you live on an island, alone....

If we had all freedoms to do whatever it is we wanted, that's basically anarchy, and history teaches us that it just doesn't work.

I find it necessary then that all societies must agree to limit some less desireable freedoms (killing, stealing, etc) in order to preserve and maximize the more desireable ones.

As that applies to national security then, I'd say that the sacrafice of some freedoms is nothing new, and that it should be expected if we want to protect our other freedoms.

May I just quote ol Ben Franklin

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

 

[Tkjjc]

If I am truly free then I'll be safe as well.

A person is NEVER Truly Free. So really there is no absolute freedom, as even as Christians we subject ourselves to His Kingship. Freedom is that which is fleshly desired, but never achieved.

 

[mont974x4]

A person is NEVER Truly Free. So really there is no absolute freedom, as even as Christians we subject ourselves to His Kingship. Freedom is that which is fleshly desired, but never achieved.

True, but I suppose it depends on how we're defining freedom. In the context of the OP I would stand by my statement.

 

[Sojourner<><]

Very true! But then the question is: what is essential freedom?

Certainly not all freedom is essential, and not every freedom is an inalienable right. Personally, I think that along with inalienable rights there exists inalienable law, like the 10 commandments. Any law that contradicts the truth should be abolished.

 

[Texas Lynn]

As the leader of the primitive tribe called the Yangs [Yankees] said to Captain Kirk on the original Star Trek: "Freedom? That is a Worship-Word!"

 

[Texas Lynn]

As Janice Joplin said, when there is too much freedom and not enough safety, "Freedom's just another word for 'nothin' left to lose.'"

She did, but words were written by a love buddy of hers who was a former Army Captain and son of the headmaster of a military school by the name of Kris Kristofferson. At the time Kris was decompressing from his formerly rigidly structured life. I don't believe the sentiment behind the phrase was as you say at all. Kris was in awe of the vagabond life at the time and the freedom from convention and structure that itenarant musicians like himself and Joplin represented. It was meant in a very positive sense of not being tied to possessions or social position and the freedom to speak one's mind. Think! If the boss tells you cut your hair or else and you don't want to but do anyway, you're not free.