When you wish you had a crys­tal ball, or not.

I lis­te­ned to this while wri­ting this post, try it while you read :o)

This post is the fourth of a series of fif­teen posts about free­dom during the COVID-19 cri­sis. These posts must be read in order, star­ting with the 6th post would make abso­lu­te­ly no sense to the rea­der. Enjoy rea­ding and above all, enjoy reflecting.

Indi­vi­dual freedom

What about indi­vi­dual free­dom? Consi­de­ring that we all pay for health care ser­vices in one way or ano­ther, how much do others become a threat? The Uni­ted States is alrea­dy one step ahead of mana­ging this para­dox. The second amend­ment allows any Ame­ri­can to pos­sess a wea­pon to defend the free­dom of the State, as some would say, its citi­zens. The prin­ciple of free­dom thus becomes very impor­tant because if a wea­pon can be used to defend the notion of a free state, the para­dox only becomes even grea­ter with addi­tio­nal measures.

A constraint can both pro­tect and dimi­nish the free­dom of the state. This fra­gile balance evolves over time. A constraint that weighs hea­vi­ly at one time could become hea­vier or ligh­ter from a socio­lo­gi­cal point of view. Take, for example, not going to church on Sun­days. At one time, that would have crea­ted doubt, even fear among mem­bers of the com­mu­ni­ty, but today, it no lon­ger has the same mea­ning. Dum­ping rub­bish in the forest was at one time of lit­tle inter­est, but today, it can lead to fierce criticisms.

To be conti­nued tomorrow…

-Dan­ny

I’m Dan­ny (aka Coa­ch­Dan­ny). I have a pas­sion: humans. Come with me and take this minute eve­ry day to explore what’s going on today and why is it tren­ding. Click here to get your dai­ly thought right on time for break­fast.

Sources: https://solomotivation.com

Trans­la­tion by Abbie Sims: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acsims/

Last Upda­ted on May 14, 2020 by Coach Dan­ny