Right Wing Militias and the NRA: Second Amendment Soulmates

very true. there is always an unknown or 'x' factor involved.



freedom and safety are at opposite ends of the spectrum. freedom implies uncertainty, since the unexpected is always a factor. on the other hand, the more secure you want to be, the more freedom you have to give away.



one can hardly be called 'free' when one is perpetually afraid of bogeymen and false threats, cowering behind walls.



however, real threats do exist. the problem is telling one from the other.



for this country, the problem has been balancing the relative amounts of freedom and safety. a lot was taken away by the Patriot Act; yet we are no less safe. just less free.
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