Saturday, January 14, 2012

I’ve Got A Freedom Attitude - Redux

In July 2010, Claire Wolfe posted an essay titled Thinking free, which I linked and commented on here.

This morning, I read a post by Mark Roote titled In regards to VIPR teams wherein Roote discusses how he, as an individual, would interact if subjected to such an intrusion during what would otherwise be a normal day.  But what I want to highlight from his post are the following thoughts, which echo the thoughts Claire shared in her essay Thinking free.

I am a Free Man, even if I have decided to comply with some (most?) of the governments demands simply to keep myself out of prison and alive (what good is being Free if you’re dead?) There are keyboard commandos out there that yell about how if you pay taxes, or sit back and “take it”, or whatever then you are not a Free Man. Well, I have to insert a distinction here. I AM a Free Man, I’m just not allowed to live freely. Now, I’m not asking for an argument on who, exactly, is supposed to “allow” me to live Freely. I know that the only way I can be truly Free is if I act accordingly. The person that does not “allow” me to be Free is me. I have grudgingly agreed to live by the governments rules under certain circumstances. I am not happy about it, but I do what I have to do in order to remain alive and out of prison so that my family is taken care of. While I am still out of prison, I do what I can to advance the cause of Liberty. (bold by ed.)

Posted by John Venlet on 01/14 at 10:01 AM
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