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vanesch
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jimmysnyder said:Are you arguing for or against freedom of choice?
I'm only saying that to me, the "freedom of economic choice" (read, the principles of market economy) is not the pinnacle of "freedom". It can be a good thing, all you want, but in matters of *freedom*, it is not such a big thing - IMO. If they take it partly away from me (as they do), I don't care.
To me, the pinnacle of freedom, is freedom of expression, and freedom to walk about. These score on my personal list of important freedoms, orders of magnitude higher than the freedom to choose which hamburger I'm going to eat.
So, in as much as I would want to, say, risk my life in battle for some "freedom", I'd do this rather for the freedom of expression, than the freedom to choose the hamburger I eat. I don't care what hamburger I eat. I recon that to some people, it is important, but I'm not going to risk my skin over *that*. But the day they come and tell me the way I have to think and speak, I think I'll take up my gun.