Originally Posted by ijusluvit

Here comes that old standby "more government equals less freedom and less government equals more freedom", again.

With the possible exception of "two plus two equals six", nothing could be further from the truth.

Just how free would you be if there was no national defense, local police, currency, educational system, regulations regarding personal safety, food and shelter safety, etc., etc., etc. ?

This romantic fantasy of freedom not collectively and continually worked and paid for is just that. The arch-conservatives, militias, and other right-wingers who whine endlessly about government oppression are simply leeches living off of the government security and protections others respect and work to improve and maintain.

And finally, the most depressing part is that it isn't just "radicals" and "whackos" who believe the above statement. It's also a number of self-styled 'informed' folks who write here, as well as lots of others around the country.