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Think about the metaphor you've made. In it, citizens are the "children" and need it's parents (government) to restrict their freedoms since they are not able t
by defertoreptar 8y ago
Think about the metaphor you've made. In it, citizens are the "children" and need it's parents (government) to restrict their freedoms since they are not able to decide for themselves what is in their best interests.
It's not about wanting to be like a child who spends all their allowance on ice cream. It's about wanting to be an adult who is free to decide what is in their best interests for themselves.
- hitekker 8y agoHe didn’t give a metaphor. He said that he once wanted absolute freedom and then he grew up. The notion of “heaven on earth” is a childish one, regardless of ideology.
- defertoreptar 8y ago> He didn’t give a metaphor. In that case, I'm finding it difficult to understand what Waterluvian meant by saying: > Child me was always excited for the day I could break away from the government (parents) and spend all my money on vices like snacks and video games. College me did that and learned the hard way what adult me now practices: a responsible need for the restrictions my parents imposed upon me. Are you saying Waterluvian's parents are literally the government? Why is Waterluvian talking about parental restrictions? If not relating it to governments restrictions on its people, isn't that a non sequitur?