Quote from Scataphagos:
Modern version... replace "safety" with "Obama-promised free ice cream"...
Benny had it right, you can't have both perfect safety and perfect freedom. You can have relative degrees of each, but the more safety the less freedom. The US has already become more like the old Soviet union than anyone would care to admit. If you want freedom, go to South America, you'll be less safe but a lot freer. If you want safety, go to the US. You'll be safer but with a lot more "red" tape, government interference, and a plethora of laws to follow. Or just go to Canada and have a reasonable balance.
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