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I am not interested in, what philosophers say or what the government says, or even what the law books say. It is just obvious to me, that living together (and
by PythonicAlpha 13y ago
I am not interested in, what philosophers say or what the government says, or even what the law books say.
It is just obvious to me, that living together (and that is basically what laws, governments etc. are all about) is only possible and can last, when some fundamentals are respected. One of them is privacy (this becomes more and more obvious in the digital age).
- onion2k 13y agoI absolutely agree with you - that's the same society that I want to live in. The notion of 'rights' won't get us that society though. The only way to get there is to elect governments that understand what we want, respect what we want, pass laws to make what we want happen, and ultimately realise that those laws also apply to what the government itself does. While people believe that they have privacy by virtue of something outside of the law and government, they're never actually going to have privacy.
- PythonicAlpha 13y agoI think, we think similar. The problem is, that from time to time, people have to stand up for their rights -- either by voting or by other means -- to change the behavior of governments. What did Benjamin Franklin write: "Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" That is not only an inheritance for governments but also for all societies that want to be free. Freedom is not something to be inherited or some "virtue" you have by be born in the right country, but something that must be fought for in daily practice ... by everybody. Else, we will loose it. And we in the western countries are at the verge.