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Originally Posted by ShadowWulf
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What IS liberty? I am rather interested in your definition.
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Originally Posted by Taxi
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Im still struggling with this issue. I used to be a staunch supporter of weapon bans of any kind, until i was attacked 3 times in 6 months in the subway. Now i carry a knife. I differ in that from most people from the left i guess.
But that leaves also other areas with big question marks. Like people showing up with automatic rifles at rallies of the kind i join sometimes in Canada, just to intimidate people. Columbine doesnt happen often in Canada because its alot harder to get access to these kinds of weapons. So im still struggling about where i stand on this issue.
Liberty is also for me freedom of association and freedom of speech, freedom of movement which we are seeing being repressed in lots of western countries at this point in time. All the simple things that are in the american constitution, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, UN declaration of human rights, thats liberty to me. Its more than that, but those are the basics.
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I wouldn't say it's a left or right issue regarding gun ownership. I'm not sure why it would matter.
But to put it in general about liberty, it is the conduit to freedom. So like a sailor has the freedom to go ashore and get himself a prostitute, but only at liberty of doing so. There may be freedoms, but limited liberty to exercise those freedoms... to a point of making it not free any longer.
And yes, I have been assaulted a number of times, I grew up in LA. I think that when we live a sheltered existence, we disassociate ourselves with reality; to what is really going on in the world around us. It should effect us when others come to harm, especially if they could have prevented it. Cops cant be there for us at all times, but I can be there for my neighbor, and have.