everyone claims that freedom is of paramount importance, but few seem willing to acknowledge the true price we must pay for it. flag-wavers may applaud our servicemen and bible-thumpers may give thanks for the ability to worship as they please and the price we pay for those freedoms may appear evident. but the real price we pay and will always pay is the risk of failure and few seem willing to take that risk these days.

socialism removes that risk, but it also removes the possibility of great reward. socialism is a form of slavery, slavery to the will of those with the power to shape society. that's all fine and dandy if you are willing to endure those chains, but let's not be taken in by the idea that a government in control of our lives is a better idea than a marketplace in control of them. the fables of democratic socialism or socialism kept in check are as foolish as the idea that all men will always behave ethically.
delusionsofNORMALity Reviewed by delusionsofNORMALity on . are we to be free? with all the talk of socialism in america and the growing governmental control over our relatively free marketplace, i feel the need to ask those of you on these boards a rather basic question. is the individual an important component of american political philosophy or is the will of the people of paramount concern? this country has always led the world in its pursuit of the rights of the individual, understanding that the price we pay for those rights is a tumultuous life at best. as Rating: 5