With Freedom, come certain ills. People will print dirty stories, people will say things you don’t agree with. They can say whatever they want - it’s something we call Freedom. You, do not have to listen.
You see, I believe in the concepts of Freedom and the Constitution - such a dirty liberal creep that I am.
You apparently believe we would all be better living under YOUR rules, where people like YOU get to decide what is good for us. But more importantly, YOU get to also decide what the punishment for any crime is. Golly, where have we heard that before? Name calling, utter disregard for the Constition, demanding that people do what they think is right, then lots of insults and baseless name calling for anyone who dares disagee .... golly, where do we hear that. Seems like there is a GOP war on women, too.
I’m completely comfortable with the concept of Freedom. Freedom includes the right to make stupid decisions, to make unhealthy decisions, and to make decisions YOU don’t agree with.
Perhaps you would be happier in Saudi, Iran, Iraq or Afghanistan. They don’t allow pornography, it is legally banned, as is alcohol and many other things; thus they must be the ideal society, right?
BTW, I think you understanding of History is as flawed as your concept of the Constitution. People came to America to FLEE oppression - which is the anti-thesis of what you are proposing.
How old are you?
I’m 53 years old. And have lived in America all my life. And do I have more freedoms now than when I was 25? Than when I was born?
Nope. Of course not. It’s understood that we have fewer freedoms and fewer rights than we did 30-50-75 years ago? Think of the TSA for just one of a thousand examples of our rights being eroded.
Why is this? Is the Constitution still in place? Yes, but it’s more than that. The reason why America is in an economic mess is because we are in a moral mess. You can’t ignore the distinction between the two.
Let’s consider Sodomy Laws for a moment. When I was born - all 50 states has laws on the books outlawing homosexuality.
I ask sarcastically - “Aren’t you glad we wised up and abolished all those moral laws”?
You said.... “You apparently believe we would all be better living under YOUR rules, where people like YOU get to decide what is good for us.”
And I say... “HELL YES!!”
People like me founded this Country. And we had a grasp on it for 200 years. Now, people like me are laughed at and scorned by social liberals like you as you call us Nanny Staters and worse.
“I’m completely comfortable with the concept of Freedom. Freedom includes the right to make stupid decisions, to make unhealthy decisions, and to make decisions YOU don’t agree with.”
Don’t get too comfortable there, FRiend. Your abuse of the freedoms we USED to have in this country are rapidly disappearing. You are that frog in that pot of water - and you don’t even realize it’s reaching that boiling point.
I ask again. How old are you? Do you not even have the capacity to look back even 25 years ago and see how our freedoms are being taken away?
I know you know they are. So what? You blame us SoCons for our nation’s problems?
Jeez.