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Re: No force.

I don't think my views are urgent as much as just strong. You are right, some folks don't want freedom, and I'm not against them not having it at all. If people want to live as hive creatures, joiners, or part of a herd of 10 minute haters that doesn't bother me, I think they should be free to do it, I think they should be free to contract into slavery if they want. The thing that bothers me is the well-meaning people who think that "we" must cure all social ills which automatically defaults everyone into the herd of slaves working for others (which I believe is now 107 workdays out of the year). When they say "we" they are taking my choice and freedom from me. Of course if I object I am selfish, hate the poor, etc. I don't mean to preach, I usually respond when someone posts something that needs to be supported or refuted. I have had these feelings and ideas for my entire life but never understood really why until I got online and read people who thought as I did. I have been in work and school situations where we were put through the consensus shaping process, facilitation, all that change-agent stuff. I encountered it again when I was active in my kids' school, I just didn't understand what was going on, the process being used on us. So, no, this isn't a new passion, although my conversion to Christianity is.


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