audioholic
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Id prefer to live in a society where Im free to make decisions, even ones that have potential to 'harm' my life in some way. Eating fast food. Smoking a cigarette. Driving a gas guzzler. Having unprotected sex. Owning a 150db car audio system.
I dont want to live in a society where some politician picks and chooses what is socially/morally acceptable. But I also dont want to live in a society where the consequences for my 'bad' decisions are shared among the other members of the society, which includes everything from welfare to prison.
All society should be responsible for is educating the individual so he/she knows the possible consequences of their decisions. Anything beyond that point is a slippery slope each person should only trust in themselves to tread upon.
imo.
I dont want to live in a society where some politician picks and chooses what is socially/morally acceptable. But I also dont want to live in a society where the consequences for my 'bad' decisions are shared among the other members of the society, which includes everything from welfare to prison.
All society should be responsible for is educating the individual so he/she knows the possible consequences of their decisions. Anything beyond that point is a slippery slope each person should only trust in themselves to tread upon.
imo.
