[yendu bwam]

No, you still don't get it. When you lose self-restraint, and flee from moderation in any area, you end up losing some of your freedom. Those who are more self-restrained in life usually end up with greater freedom (and greater happiness).

[jlogajan]

When you lose self-restraint, and flee from moderation in any area, you end up losing some of your freedom.

Again, people prioritize -- yet they can come to regret their earlier prioritization. It isn't an exact science.

Who can doubt that actions have consequences -- some foreseen, some unforeseen.

What we are dancing around about is who gets to determine those priorities, for good or for ill, for each individual. The collective or the individual himself.

Neither has a lock on infalibility.