Liberty People versus Slavery People It is becoming increasingly obvious to all, I believe, that there is a chasm in American society that is only getting wider. However, most people don’t seem to really grasp what this division is about. Some think it is generational – the old versus the young. Others think it is racial, or based on income or other economic considerations. There are some who would say that the rift is political – Republicans versus Democrats, or even “independents” and third parties versus “the major parties.” While each of these divisions may be affected to a greater or lesser degree by the real rift, these in and of themselves are not it. Really, the stark distinction that is increasingly being felt in our society, our political and cultural systems, is that which exists between those who generally want to be able to live their own lives in peace with as little interference from others (especially the government) as possible, and those who generally want greater and greater intrusion into their own lives and the lives of others, for various reasons. This division is between what I call “liberty people” and “slavery people.” I believe that once we understand this simple division, much of what we see going on in the political world around us will start to make sense, it will “snap into place.” The liberty people are the ones who aren’t really interested in regulating or coercing other people to do what they want them to, when these others aren’t hurting someone else. Liberty people think we all should pretty much mind our business and leave private matters private, instead of putting them into the public domain and subjecting them to government interference. On the other hand, slavery people are the opposite – they want to invade your privacy, impose their agendas onto your lives, and control your actions and thoughts as much as possible.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:27:06 +0000
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