Freedom is in the eyes of the beholder. In Communist Countries the populations are told they have a good life and a great life's purpose, supporting the country and leadership with a much needed and important job. In Capitalistic countries in the current period we find most of the nation's inhabitants completely economically enslaved in debt.
How can one be free if every aspect of their life is controlled? The more humans you put into an ever-increasing density, the more rules you must make to keep control of the group. Then you have to watch for subgroups and trends or self forming human organizations challenging your authority and labeling the leadership or rule makers whether elected or not; "unfit to lead," this will lead to conflict. Such conflict leads to a further tightening and reduction of liberty or freedom. Yet if careful those in power are able to quickly remind the masses that such additional laws are in their best interest and to maintain safety and freedom. This works fine as long as there is "Buy In" from those being controlled. Often the gift of diplomacy, i.e. "The art of letting someone else get your way" then must come into play. In the "Prince" and as per Machiavellian theory it states that it is best to be "Loved and Respected" over "Feared and Respected" although either of those will allow you to stay in power.
Those who control the civilization desire to remain "Loved and Respected" as it makes leadership very easy and is safer for their longevity in a nation which is democratic by nature; i.e. leaders are voted into service and leadership capacity. Getting an entire population to go along with perceived freedom instead of actual freedom means one retains their "Loved and Respected" status and the civilization can move forward with the plans of those powers to be. When the masses become too restless, problems arise and embroiled societies rebel against the status quo for a perceived possible better future or utopia; in our present period such sound and fury which might cause such uprising is more often than not caused by mass media in sighted hysteria and a created reality that those who control such media wish to purport.
A free man in any nation should often ask himself; am I really free and from their can decide; "Where he wants to go today?" Think on this.
"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.worldthinktank.net/wttbbs
top rated cleaning service Lake Forest ..In today's Rants from Lance session I address the question... Read More
It is amazing how the Federal Trade Commission has destroyed... Read More
US Steel prices have cost franchisees in my company and... Read More
I propose a special Projection Device code-named: "TIPED". This system... Read More
The end of another election once again brings into focus... Read More
A SOLUTION FOR EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS TO AID IN THE FIGHT... Read More
With people living longer we have some problems as those... Read More
I am personally calling for a total disbanding of the... Read More
For a short time I worked as a union officer... Read More
1. United States of America (USA)In the United States, legislation... Read More
The Flow of Trade is a major consideration of civilizations... Read More
The partisan feuding in the U.S. Senate over federal judicial... Read More
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled in Praktiker Bau-... Read More
Prosecutors with political ambitions are known to modify the truth... Read More
The new law "Special Protective, Antidumping and Import Compensatory Measures"... Read More
Our government is set up like a modern day franchise.... Read More
An American soldier is taken behind enemy lines and brainwashed... Read More
With the recent threats from Bin Laden and Al Queda... Read More
How do you feel about Terminator Seeds from Monsanto? I... Read More
The recent Jakarta summit of Asia and Africa brought remembrance... Read More
In order to build a stronger, more self-sufficient America, America... Read More
The Federal trade Commission has a rule, which says that... Read More
The FBI recently before Congress stated that Eco-Terrorism was on... Read More
Government budgets represent between 25% and 50% of he Gross... Read More
Well here is a great new product, we first saw... Read More
insured cleaning company Morton Grove ..An American soldier is taken behind enemy lines and brainwashed... Read More
As baby boomers, we have been spoiled all of our... Read More
"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when... Read More
You, the reader, should be aware of my affluence of... Read More
Peace in the Middle East - whoa that is a... Read More
The NSA failed the American people and allowed the attack... Read More
In many reports we see that the Federal Trade Commission... Read More
Many environmentalists are against roads through the forest because it... Read More
Leave it to the Columbia City Police Officers Association in... Read More
1) IS HAVING A DEMOCRACY MORE EFFECTIVE IN ADDRESSING POLITICAL... Read More
Entrepreneurs can clean up the environment if we would let... Read More
In an effort to assist our political leadership it would... Read More
Political strategists, branding gurus and image consultants could learn a... Read More
Today we have a new franchise report from the Federal... Read More
The trade deficit with Canada is now 50 Billion per... Read More
Telemarketing and DO NOT CALL lists sure made headlines, but... Read More
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) is interested in the... Read More
Possible UAV materials are infinite: Foam, Composite, Balsa Wood, Plastic,... Read More
The US Homeland Security is worried about Hydrofoil or Skimmer... Read More
Recently I met a man in a coffee shop, a... Read More
The new law "Special Protective, Antidumping and Import Compensatory Measures"... Read More
North Korea and diplomatic games; something has to give and... Read More
It is amazing how the Federal Trade Commission has destroyed... Read More
Societies have always had a problem of what to do... Read More
This is the fourth and final article in a series... Read More
Political |