You CANNOT have Personal Freedom without Economic Freedom, and you cannot have Economic Freedom without Personal Freedom.
when we have more of these than the other, then...........................
The cure is tough times. History has shown this leads to slavery or freedom.
I admit, I don’t often view it in that fashion, but you may be on to something there I have not considered, perhaps that has something to do with the “Four Turnings” that has been embodied in the quote from Michael Hopf that encapsulates it:
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
It is true that there are people unsuited to Freedom, others who are unsuited to Prosperity, and some who are suited to neither. We know this from human experience.
Unfortunately, for the greater good (in the same way not everyone is suited to benefit from the 2nd Amendment) we have to make both personal freedom and economic freedom available to EVERYONE, or...it is all just words.
I struggle sometimes, when I examine gun violence, it is almost wholly part and parcel of Leftists who have the right as Americans, but do not have the maturity or impulse control to avoid misusing their right of defense to tyrannize others and rob them of their wealth, their health, or their lives.
I sometimes feel that Leftists should not be allowed to own weapons. But I know that is just a knee jerk reaction to the evil, violence, and tyranny of the Left. For my right to self defense to exist, all must have it as well.
It is why I believe everyone should be able to carry firearms, and openly, too. And that includes the scumbags on the Left.
Unfortunately.