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Mercury · 11-07-2009, 05:21 AM

You know those days when you go out into society and things are just really nice? The park is nice, the shopping is nice, the music is nice, the food is nice, the girls are nice. And you think... what a wonderful world! But (because you're no fool) you understand that it can all be taken away at the drop of a hat. The city could destroy the park. The corporations could close the shopping. The city could ban the music. The government could declare martial law and confiscate all food supplies and mandate pretty girls to be ugly.

Seems extreme, but it's true.

On so many fronts we're both encouraged to go out and have a good time but always with the threat of punishment looming. Like I could walk down Bourbon St. during Mardi Gras with a big gulp sized cup of alcohol in my hand, getting flashed by boobs and start high fiving police officers. But they're always quick to remind us that they LET people do that, it's not a birth right. Or I can own a Corvette that is capable of 160mph, but of course I have to keep it at 65mph on the public roads. However, if I want to take it to a publc race track, then I could take it as fast as I feel like. Perfectly legal.

It's just all these little things that we can and can't do that confuse me about the governments true motives. Privilages vs rights. So much fun and dangerous activities that they let us do. But so many that they don't. Can't even smoke indoors!

What do they want for us? Are they benevolent or malevolent?

11-07-2009, 05:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mercury Special Delivery Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The States Posts: 8,150 Thanks: 294 Thanked 801 Times in 539 Posts	The benevolent & malevolent treatment we get You know those days when you go out into society and things are just really nice? The park is nice, the shopping is nice, the music is nice, the food is nice, the girls are nice. And you think... what a wonderful world! But (because you're no fool) you understand that it can all be taken away at the drop of a hat. The city could destroy the park. The corporations could close the shopping. The city could ban the music. The government could declare martial law and confiscate all food supplies and mandate pretty girls to be ugly. Seems extreme, but it's true. On so many fronts we're both encouraged to go out and have a good time but always with the threat of punishment looming. Like I could walk down Bourbon St. during Mardi Gras with a big gulp sized cup of alcohol in my hand, getting flashed by boobs and start high fiving police officers. But they're always quick to remind us that they LET people do that, it's not a birth right. Or I can own a Corvette that is capable of 160mph, but of course I have to keep it at 65mph on the public roads. However, if I want to take it to a publc race track, then I could take it as fast as I feel like. Perfectly legal. It's just all these little things that we can and can't do that confuse me about the governments true motives. Privilages vs rights. So much fun and dangerous activities that they let us do. But so many that they don't. Can't even smoke indoors! What do they want for us? Are they benevolent or malevolent?