Yes, they are afraid of freedom because our educational system (which is largely controlled by the government) has planted these seeds within them. With every passing year, those seeds sproud and grow and spread. This is why the government can afford to go slowly. As time goes by, the yardstick moves further and further along. Eventually, no one will remember how to be free and if we did somehow gain our freedom, we'd be much like the Russians are now: lost and afraid...and asking the government for help.
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