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To: Lorianne

This is a legitimate question, i.e., what limits should or can there be on human behavior? How far SHOULD freedom go in our society? I say that because the majority opinion now in the US seems to be that there should be virtually no governmental restrictions on one’s hedonistic desires, or what you can or cannot do with your body. The Roe decision spawned the notion that the right to “control” one’s body was paramount, and above the right to life of a fetus in the womb.

Also, when you consider how emotionally fragile the millennials seem to be, they might be easily sold on a chance to be able to completely indulge their personal sexual desires, with complete disregard to any other human being, and use a machine instead. I am as big a proponent of individual liberty as most anybody, but not oblivious to the possible pitfalls that might occur when human nature runs completely amok, with no moral constraints at all.


12 posted on 11/10/2016 1:07:17 PM PST by mtrott
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To: mtrott

I agree it is a very legitimate question. Always has been.

I haven’t seen the show.


15 posted on 11/10/2016 1:11:33 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: mtrott

I agree it is a very legitimate question. Always has been.

I haven’t seen the show.


16 posted on 11/10/2016 1:11:44 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: mtrott

The problem is they want freedom and free stuff with none of the responsibility that having freedom or getting free stuff entails...

It’s always someone else is the boogieman and not their own internalized greed/envy ( they are their own monsters they are oblivious to)


21 posted on 11/10/2016 1:20:40 PM PST by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
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To: mtrott

This is what you and many Liberal fail to understand...MORALS are a human aspect that can only be exhibited by HUMANS.

Our government cannot regulate nor enforce “morals”. Our government does not have “morals”, they have laws and rules that are built around or based upon morals, but if the reason a person does or does not follow these laws and rules is not based on their own internal feelings that this is the “right thing” or “wrong thing” to do, then the law still didn’t regulate their morals, it just changed their actions. Their “morals” still tell them what they think is right and wrong.

Smoking pot is a perfect example. It has been illegal in America for decades, and yet I will bet that most of America doesn’t think that smoking pot is any more immoral than having a beer. Government says it’s illegal, wrong, bad, unhealthy, and you can’t do it. But our morals tell us that smoking a naturally grown product is probably less dangerous than drinking your average government-approved alcoholic beverage!


26 posted on 11/10/2016 1:45:12 PM PST by ExTxMarine (Public sector unions: A & B agreeing on a contract to screw C!)
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