The previous poster said that the EU is not restricting the freedom of its citizens, but protecting them (from themselves?). I fail to see how one can say that

The previous poster said that the EU is not restricting the freedom of its citizens, but protecting them (from themselves?). I fail to see how one can say that with a straight face. If you had a basic understanding of history of dictorships you would know that every dictatorship starts off by "protecting" its citizens.