Monday, May 6, 2013

Our generational battles (#1557)

Our natures demand that we be free and have liberties. As well as our society has created a constitution that promotes our general welfare and the pursuit of happiness. It is no coincidence that our constitution aligns most easily with our natures. Much effort and consideration went into providing a pathway for our society to follow and protecting the insightful intent of our forebears is our duty and our necessity. Every generation has had to defend these honorable principles instilled through us and our government. There is no lack of those who would take all of our rights to equality and justice and make us less than free. They come in many disguises but you can readily find them easily enough by their actions. Whenever you find advocates for taking instead of giving you have your first clue. We have built upon guarantees provided to us by those who came before us. Those are in the bank so to speak. When we hear some trying to take from that bank, as an excuse to make us better, in order to satisfy some superficial or illusory problem, then beware! The intelligence of a community to balance it's freedoms with security needs is wise. Balance being the key to any moderation in behavior and policy. I think of those who are prone to react too harshly into protecting some of our rights while allowing other rights to be taken without much of a "by your leave", are less genuine about protecting freedom and liberty as they are about some other ulterior motive. Pragmatic understandings and wise thinking will always give us the best opportunity to defend against the folly and harmful policies that are employed by some to subjugate us to a past we have already been liberated from.

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