FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY: Why Liberty?
What is Liberty v. freedom? What is a republic v. a democracy? Check out this cool article from Free Market News:
" 'America, land of the free.' We've all heard it. But just what does freedom mean to you? What can you do as a free man (or woman) that you cannot do without freedom? And what level of freedom do you demand for yourself? Does your conscience play a part in determining the answer to this question, or do you consider it solely on a benefit basis?
"The Cornerstones of American Democracy" is a book available at the national archives as brought to light by Michael Badnarik. He mentions that America was not started as a democracy and still is not a democracy. America is a republic. So why are we all living in a democracy today? Is it better than a republic? More representation, more public influence? More rights? Are these things truly desirable, or can we fall back on natural conscience and the labor theory of property to guide us?
There are two elements at play here. There is freedom within a democracy and there is liberty within a republic. Which is preferable to you? To answer that question one should know the truth about all four terms. Words can be rewritten as easily as history. History is just a collection of words anyway. Have you learned what freedom, democracy, liberty, and republic REALLY mean? Or have you been pulled into Fox news?
Freedom means do anything. Anything you want. Anything at all. Freedom means "do whatever you want, even hurt others." Freedom is the basis behind a democracy. In a democracy, the people are free to do anything they want at all through the power of vote. The people can freely vote to usurp rights and property from the minority of voters. The people can freely vote to usurp homes and land through eminent domain (which is supported by votes). The people can freely vote to dismantle the right to smoke marijuana in the minority of voters. The people can freely vote to mandate the minority of voters to pay for their medical bills (mandatory socialistic medicine is being setup for the future). Do you want to live in a place where everyone else's opinion of you is critical for the security of your rights? Do you want to live in a place where you must spend your life's energy pleasing others so that they do not attack you through their majority of votes? Do you want to live in the collectivist/socialist/communist nightmare predicted by Orwell?"
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