I came across what may be the best description I've ever encountered of the control freaks among us in a book I'm reading:
"...the centralizers, the closet statists, the we-have-no-choice defeatists for whom freedom is a mere trinket to be sacrificed to some 'practical' end."
And he was talking about people in a stateless society!
I'd use the word "liberty" rather than "freedom" in this context, but still, doesn't that just hit the nail on the head?
Some evil loser murders people. "Ban guns!"
Some liars fool lots of people. "Ban their speech!"
"Oh, no! Something bad happened! We need to ban something to make sure it never happens again!"
"We have no choice! We must act! For the children!"
Yes, they are defeatists. They don't feel like arming the potential victims. They don't think they are able to counter lies with truth. The bad things didn't defeat them-- they surrendered without even trying. They want the state to save them from whatever they feel powerless against.
Liberty for these people only matters if it seems safe enough. If it aligns with what they want people free to do. The moment the dangers of reality rear their head they want liberty smashed "just a little". It's not that important to them; it's a mere trinket to be admired as long as it is comfortable.
That's evil.
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