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Originally Posted by Willravel
Restricting freedoms is not an absolute term. There are billions of shades of gray. Being in a society restricts freedom. Even in anarchy, there are some freedoms that you must give up.
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It's a parabola, actually. The best place to be, for the common man, is having some governmental control and some liberty. Complete liberty means we're at the mercy of those who have more money, complete government means we're at the mercy of those in government.
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My comment was in the context of has been at the root of great societies and what has been at the root of those societies failing. Nothing more. I think if we understand what makes societies thrive and what makes them die we would then can have a better understanding of finding balance. I fundamentally agree that being at either extreme would not work in a complex society.
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