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are you for more government or more freedom?

It all comes down to this, do you want government controlling your life, or do you want it all left to the free market (the idea that people control themselves and there are less rules instead of more rules economically, socially, politically, etc)? Sure, freedom is a good idea, but how can you really trust a person not to go around and do bad things? In a free market, it is the people who are responsible for bringing crime to justice, whereas in a highly regulated government, there are rules and regulations as to who is guilty of what. True, governments can make mistakes, but it all comes down to who do you trust more? People, who are diverse, or Government, which is a small group of people following the same rules and regulations?

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1. FREEDOM!
2. i personally believe in less government and more freedom, but some people like handouts or power, so they will always support more government. Hopefully those of us who want freedom, will always outnumber those that want power and/or free handouts.
3. I'm for more freedom and less government -- that's why I don't vote liberal (that and I can't afford to have them taxing the crap out of me and giving my hard-earned money away to people who sit around and do nothing).
4. False dichotomy. More government involvement doesn't necessarily constrain freedom; at a minimum, it can usually be said to balance freedoms. A suggestion that an anti-discrimination law, for example, constrains freedom would be disingenuous; it is, in its net effect, a freedom-enhancing device. That said, there are limits, and a lot of western governments are pushing those limits right now, imposing further and further upon personal freedoms...of course, most of these same governments are simultaneously advocating 'small government'. Kind of ironic, in one way...but in another, it shows the problem of the dichotomy you've tried to draw. I'm not sure what you're suggesting with the whole 'free market justice' idea here. Are you talking about a system of martial law? "You shot my pa, and now I'm gonna shoot you"? So if the question is who you trust more, don't the two options come down to "Your elected official" or "any old yahoo with a gun"? Doesn't really seem like much of a debate topic. My point is that in the structured, orderly society we've developed, we all have extraordinary freedom, within clearly defined and generally reasonable limits, to go about our lives and carry on whatever personal, cultural, or economic activities we wish to. This is a consequence of a great deal of governmental intervention, turning Hobbes' state of nature on its head.