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People these days seem more willing than ever to trade in their freedom for security. I'm curious what people would say if given an explicit choice.

Please, make me a slave to Big Brother, but don't let the scary A-rab turrists get me! Will you check under my bed for turrists, George?

Please, make me a slave to Big Brother, but don't let the scary A-rab turrists get me! Will you check under my bed for turrists, George?

Well said. I might change my opinion on different matter, but when it comes to the "A-rab turrists", I'll just take my freedom, please.

Actually, even though I voted for freedom, I'd take a cream-puff over either one.

History shows that more people have been killed by their governments in power than by foreign governments.

What else needs to be said?

Oh, I know: I like pie. :)

Actually, even though I voted for freedom, I'd take a cream-puff over either one.

:cool: And I'd take a cig over all 3.

I say freedom comes first.

Really, all this security nonsesense is unnecasary, our security stuff today is useless. all it does is take away pur freedom.

:cool: And I'd take a cig over all 3.

Ooohh.. even better.

Freedom vs. security? Or (the idea of) freedom vs. the paranoid view that restricting or recording people's movements, using metal detectors to "ensure" safety, making xenophobia a government policy, having people being terrified of unattended luggage, and so and and so forth, leads to security?

History shows that more people have been killed by their governments in power than by foreign governments.

What else needs to be said?

Oh, I know: I like pie. :)

+100

Freedom vs. security? Or (the idea of) freedom vs. the paranoid view that restricting or recording people's movements, using metal detectors to "ensure" safety, making xenophobia a government policy, having people being terrified of unattended luggage, and so and and so forth, leads to security?

Either way, more of that stuff == less freedom.

Give me freedom, any day.

Security for me. I am teh special. Voted so under the premise that this was actual security and not the (for the most part) fearmongering and ridiculous policies of Dubya and company. I prefer to give up some liberties for safety. Liberties are when you can't enjoy them being dead.

"One who scarafices freedom for security, niether deserves, nor gets either"

the gist of someones quote of a quote...

If you have freedom you can get security. Without freedom, what is security?

I would like for my freedom protected. If that can't be protected, then what use would any other security be? A security for a life that makes you suicidal? And on another note, I prefer chocolate above pie (no, and no chocolate pie please!)

"One who scarafices freedom for security, niether deserves, nor gets either"

the gist of someones quote of a quote...
Wasn't it Jefferson?

I think I'd prefer security because how can we judge freedom?

Annoying, I must have been the only person that was thinking of a Hobbesian world when voting.

Hence me voting for for Security.

Free to do what? Be killed? Oooohh.

"It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees..."

Paraphraseth the Greyenivol Colony.

Wasn't it Jefferson?

Franklin. But i'm a Brit, so don't quote me on the Founding Fathers...

Total Freedom equals total chaos. There needs to be some security but not too much.