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Originally posted by Nicks87
All you have proven is that you are able to live comfortably within the system.
House slave or field slave you are still a slave. The only difference is how comfortable you are living.
Originally posted by notquiteright
Slaves who believe they are free are the easiest to keep.
Originally posted by mojo2012
My great grandma use to decorate her house with plants. What if you thought that the marijuana plant was a beautiful plant and wanted to have one sitting in your living room. Are you free to do that without the possibility of future penalty even though the action would cause no direct harm to another individual?
Let's say a technology buff wants to hit up Area 51 to see what they are working on because he is intrigued by what they could be coming up with. Does he have the freedom to do so?
Originally posted by notquiteright
Originally posted by Nicks87
Originally posted by opethPA
Originally posted by Philippines
Cool, thanks for the fast response and the intro =). I understand you're conceding freedom is on different levels now? So you are not truly "free" according to your definitions? So let's start with some basics...
1. What do you consider the standards of being free?
2. Refer to #1
Again, thanks for your response, and a mature thought out one. I did have a list of questions living without "law", whatever that means =b
For me personal freedom consists of the following:
1. Can I expand or grow my education however, whenever and by whatever means I want
2. Can I read, watch or listen to whatever media I want.
3. Can I receive the medical care of my choice
4. Do I have the ability to control my own daily destiny
5. On a more materialistic level can I buy whatever I want whenever I want
6. Can I decorate the inside of my house however I want
7. Can I take vacations to where ever I want.
8. Can I provide for my family or those that are dependant on me
Most importantly
1. Can I , through my own choices and actions, live my life in the way that leads to the most rewarding outcome possible.
The expense of having those personal freedoms and living within the rules and structures we have is having a drivers license, paying taxes, using a passport to travel across borders.
By living within in the rules and structure setup by whatever society I live in I expect to have those freedoms listed above. If I was to break the law\structure by not paying money I owe either in debt\bills\taxes\whatever..by engaging in illegal activities then I would expect those personal freedoms to disappear.
All you have proven is that you are able to live comfortably within the system.
House slave or field slave you are still a slave. The only difference is how comfortable you are living.
Slaves who believe they are free are the easiest to keep.
Originally posted by opethPA
Originally posted by notquiteright
Slaves who believe they are free are the easiest to keep.
Awesome! Another perception stated as if it were fact.
Having asked this of a multitude of other people on this thread I will now ask you.
Since you are implying that I am a slave and my rights are in someway restricted because I choose to be financially, mentally and emotionally successful in life please give me some examples.
Originally posted by Nicks87
I think that is the key to this whole debate. Some people are so brainwashed that they dont see the forrest for the trees. They turn a blind eye to how the system really works because they dont think it affects them but who are the top 1% going to rob when the poor have nothing? It will effect them eventually weather they believe it or not.
The same people that cry , not saying you, about someone trespassing on their property want carte blanche to do it on someone elses private property?
"Millions of acres of public lands have been closed to most forms of recreation. Anti Access groups are pushing for millions more to be closed to you and your family."
Originally posted by SeekerofTruth101
reply to post by opethPA
Do you know why no one bothers to reply to you now, except me?
Simply because many had already proven you ARE a slave. logically and rationally, and yet you are living in denial, repeating time and time again like a broken down recorder for attention to repeat your insanity.
Ignorance is bliss. Enjoy, and may you have the necessary funds to survive and one day will not suffer like the rest of us.
Originally posted by opethPA
Here is the thing in all this...
I don't think being successful in whatever way matters to you as an individual makes you any better than someone that is not.
I also don't think you should be embarrassed, talked down to or insulted for being successful.
I don't think it is for me to judge how someone lives their life nor do I think it is for you to call me a slave because I chose to focus on something different.edit on 18-2-2013 by opethPA because: (no reason given)