Originally Posted By: Todd
The problem for me with this complicated situation is that I greatly prefer personal autonomy is most things, but that's heavily weighted towards things that don't affect others, in health, safety, or money.

Want to smoke two packs a day? Knock yourself out...just make sure you can afford to pay for your own cancer treatments, or pay extra-high insurance premiums, so we don't pay for your bad behavior.

That pretty much applies to all drug use, and most social actions.

The problem is when someone's "freedom" runs into someone else's health or safety...I tend to go with the person whose health or safety is being threatened.

Honestly,

The fact is you are seldom if ever honest.

I would never try to make you do anything, I am conservative in my values. As far as I am concerned you may do as you please as long as you do not inhibit me because "I believe that that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuitof Happiness".

I also believe that the current situation makes it apparent how many sheep are in the field.
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