While I disagree with Neal Boortz that the appropriate U.S. government role is to try to spread freedom to the rest of the world at the point of a gun, he does make some good points.
"What is the problem with freedom? I think that the biggest problem is that people realize that along with personal freedom comes personal responsibility... Introduce responsibility and consequences for irresponsibility, and the love of freedom suddenly wanes...
"Should you be free to negotiate with an employer on the basis of salary? No ... we need a minimum wage. Should you be free to buy a health insurance policy that doesn't include pregnancy benefits? No .. the government stands in the way. Should you be free to chose who is going to come into your home and tell you what drapery fabric would look good with your throw pillows? No. The government tells you who you can and can't hire for that job. Do people complain? Do they protest? Not a bit. Just accept the government controls and regulations and move on...
"When freedom isn't cherished people are opposed to paying a price to make freedom secure...
"I've been watching Inauguration and State of the Union speeches for years... Over the decades there were some obvious changes. Take the word 'democracy,' for instance. You never saw that word in a State of the Union speech until sometime around the 1930's. The idea of 'democracy' suddenly became popular when politicians sought to expand the power of the state beyond anything imagined by our Constitution. To do this they needed to cite the 'will of the people.' Majority rule moved the rule of law aside, and our modern 'democracy' was born. Along with the arrival of the 'D' word came disappearing references to freedom and more emphasis on security ... government-provided security..."
boortz.com: Nealz Nuze January 21, 2005
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