re: #110 DaddyG

Most people have no problem with the idea that they have agency or “free will”. What they balk at is the consequences that go with their choices.

I grew up in a generation who believed that Freedom meant the complete absence of any responsiblities. It took me along time to appreciate the fact that Freedom means taking full responsibility for *all* your actions, because you are free of coercion.

Politicians do not come up and say “vote for me and I will deprive you of some of your freedoms”, but rather “Vote for me and i will assume some of your responsibilites.”

And they know that lots of folks will not connect the dots…