All I need from government is less of it breathing down my neck. I'm fine with handling that hierarchy of needs at my own risk.
All I need from government is less of it breathing down my neck. I'm fine with handling that hierarchy of needs at my own risk.
Do you feel the breath daily? I always find it interesting in regards to the US, as the people both talk about it being the land of the free and how it has free speech - but I don't see much evidence of it.
Well, if you don't think unapproved thoughts and just go with the flow, doing as you're told, I'm sure you can feel free. But even before COVID, I was the sort to ask, "why," and it creates friction a free society shouldn't produce. And believe me, issues like police abuse and courtroom corruption predate the George Floyd case.
I often feel that despite what many think, Europe is pretty free in terms of the ability to think and express opinion. Though, I reckon it is changing as the US mentality blankets everything.
I think it always depends on personal experience. I grew up in "multicultural" Australia - as the only coloured family in a small town. I know what police abuse is - and it was at a much lower level than for instance in the ghettos of LA.