“Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is more difficult to learn than freedom. » (Alexis de Tocqueville)

There have indeed been people in history who found slavery more comfortable than freedom, and indeed, I would argue that many such individuals exist today. They would rather be taken care of by the government (or socialism) than risk the “freedom of opportunity” necessary to support themselves. Unfortunately, this only fuels the ego and lust of power-hungry politicians who live to control others and tell them what to do. And when you control someone’s finances, you definitely control them. Congress can’t even go home for Christmas until it tries to pass some kind of budget that gives it billions of dollars to spend on enslaving the masses.

Today we don’t call such government oppression “slavery” (our founding fathers did), but in a sense, that’s exactly what it is. People are “enslaved” if only the government allows them to have and do. “Permissible liberty” is not liberty, in fact it is another term for slavery.

But many who want freedom don’t really understand what it is or where it comes from. It is a gift from God, as Jefferson said in the Declaration of Independence, and that is how it is defined by this author. “There is no freedom without morality,” wrote Edmund Burke, and by that he meant morality that comes from above. Modern Marxist leftism has rejected this morality in favor of a human-defined selfishness and decadence that begins with “each man does what is right in his own eyes.” But this impiety and immorality will result in tyranny and not freedom. And leftists know it.

Burke explained it well: “Society cannot exist unless a power to control the will and the appetite is placed somewhere; and the less there is within (i.e. self-control), the more there must be outside (government). It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things that men with intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their chains. Self-government is not about Washington, DC. Self-government is a person governing himself, controlling himself in harmony with God’s laws, which provides true freedom. Otherwise, as Burke said, “the passions forge their chains.” They will be self-destructive and destructive of others.

Burke added: “But what is liberty without wisdom and virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is madness, vice, and madness, without instruction or constraint. This is what de Tocqueville meant in the quote at the beginning of this article. Too many people don’t know how to use freedom because they don’t know where it comes from. This has long been a curse of man and the main reason why “slavery” (government oppression) is far more common in history than true freedom is.

License does not equal freedom, as modern Democrats seem to believe. Having a “license” to drive a car doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want with it, like drive through masses of humans like this terrorist did in Germany before Christmas. Freedom has rules, freedom must be limited by laws and personal restrictions. If I hurt myself, I will eventually hurt others, because if I cannot control my actions towards myself, I will, at some point, cross the line in my actions towards others. If I lie to myself (i.e. to the person I love most), I will lie to others (the people I care less about). If I am unfaithful to myself, I will be unfaithful to others. Morality begins with oneself. All Ten Commandments govern the actions of individuals; they do not constitute rules of government organization and supervision. However, if we do not control ourselves, the government will have to do it for us. Or, as Burke put it: “Society cannot exist unless a power of control over will and appetite is placed somewhere.” » Self-control or government tyranny (slavery). “There is no freedom without morality.”

Too many people believe that “as long as I don’t harm others, I can do whatever I want,” but this fantasy doesn’t exist in real life. Such selfishness is the very antithesis of freedom, because “no man is an island”, no one lives for himself. Our actions can, do and will affect others; it’s unavoidable. Morality begins with oneself, but does not end there and, in fact, in a very broad sense it can be defined as selfless and caring behavior towards others. Create your own country, live alone and yes, you might be able to do whatever you want. But such a utopia does not exist. A person simply cannot be immoral without, at some point, harming themselves and others. We live in society, in communities, and our behavior affects those with whom we come into contact. The less we control ourselves, the more we will need the government to do it for us. Or “society cannot exist”.

Thus, de Tocqueville is absolutely right: nothing is more wonderful than the “art” of (true) freedom, but nothing is more difficult to learn to use than freedom, that is say the freedom “granted” by our Creator. The Democratic Party, the left, has made its living creating chaos, teaching that selfishness and licentiousness are “freedom.” No, that’s not the case. These are the worst forms of slavery, and they will inevitably produce governmental tyranny. One need only look at America today, particularly the fruits of sexual decadence, poverty, and inner-city crime, to see exactly what Democratic/Left Party “freedom” means. produced. Only a degenerate and deluded democrat could call this “freedom.” But that’s exactly what they want, because it gives them the power they crave.

Divine morality is freedom. We need to teach this to our children, but we don’t. Libertinism, unfettered “freedom” eventually leads to anarchy which is the precursor to totalitarianism. As William Penn said, “Those who are not ruled by God will be ruled by tyrants.” »

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