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\\\"First off we should remember to disconnect public policy from actions of private companies.\\\"
Um, if you\\\'re referring to the airport piece, I have news for you. I\\\'m not sure about Europe, but here in the US, private companies cannot enact discriminatory rules on the basis of race. It\\\'s \\\'\\\'illegal\\\'\\\'. No airport can treat people differently (hence why all people are treated that way).
\\\"I view freedom in the \\\'States quite suspect.\\\"
You and a million others. Not that it matters.
\\\"You most certainly don\\\'t hold the rights of foreign nationals to a high standard.\\\"
Said \\\"rights\\\" often contain limitations and loopholes that allow the government to suspend them whenever they see fit. And the public is often fine with that. This disturbs me. It should disturb you.
\\\"As shown by your runaway legal system.\\\"
Blah, blah, \\\'\\\'blah\\\'\\\'. I wouldn\\\'t want to be under any other legal system, that\\\'s for sure.
\\\"Also your sources suck, having dated or biased information.\\\"
\\\"Biased\\\" doesn\\\'t make it any less true.
\\\"As a conclusion it could be said that neither Finland nor the \\\'States are free enough.\\\"
We could be more free, but I remain confident that the US is more free than Europe (or any other country or land, for that matter) will ever be. And I have yet to see any evidence to the contrary. Mainly because most Europeans (as well as Australians and Canadians) that I have personally known seem to have a different idea of what constitutes \\\"freedom\\\". Here in the US, when we say \\\"freedom\\\", we mean freedom in the individual sense. Freedom to take the reigns, to do things your way; freedom of responsibility, to go out into the world with your own decisions, and live your life as you see fit, with no one able to tell you how to live it. In these other countries, be they Canada, Australia, or those in Europe, \\\"freedom\\\" seems to indicate freedom \\\'\\\'from\\\'\\\' responsibility. Freedom from having to pay for healthcare; freedom from having to be exposed to second-hand smoke; freedom from having to worry about financial decisions. In the US, such \\\"freedoms\\\" are associated with being a child.
So, maybe I\\\'m biased with the American definition. Still, I\\\'m sticking with it, as well as my decision to cut that line from this page.
Um, if you\\\'re referring to the airport piece, I have news for you. I\\\'m not sure about Europe, but here in the US, private companies cannot enact discriminatory rules on the basis of race. It\\\'s \\\'\\\'illegal\\\'\\\'. No airport can treat people differently (hence why all people are treated that way).
\\\"I view freedom in the \\\'States quite suspect.\\\"
You and a million others. Not that it matters.
\\\"You most certainly don\\\'t hold the rights of foreign nationals to a high standard.\\\"
Said \\\"rights\\\" often contain limitations and loopholes that allow the government to suspend them whenever they see fit. And the public is often fine with that. This disturbs me. It should disturb you.
\\\"As shown by your runaway legal system.\\\"
Blah, blah, \\\'\\\'blah\\\'\\\'. I wouldn\\\'t want to be under any other legal system, that\\\'s for sure.
\\\"Also your sources suck, having dated or biased information.\\\"
\\\"Biased\\\" doesn\\\'t make it any less true.
\\\"As a conclusion it could be said that neither Finland nor the \\\'States are free enough.\\\"
We could be more free, but I remain confident that the US is more free than Europe (or any other country or land, for that matter) will ever be. And I have yet to see any evidence to the contrary. Mainly because most Europeans (as well as Australians and Canadians) that I have personally known seem to have a different idea of what constitutes \\\"freedom\\\". Here in the US, when we say \\\"freedom\\\", we mean freedom in the individual sense. Freedom to take the reigns, to do things your way; freedom of responsibility, to go out into the world with your own decisions, and live your life as you see fit, with no one able to tell you how to live it. In these other countries, be they Canada, Australia, or those in Europe, \\\"freedom\\\" seems to indicate freedom \\\'\\\'from\\\'\\\' responsibility. Freedom from having to pay for healthcare; freedom from having to be exposed to second-hand smoke; freedom from having to worry about financial decisions. In the US, such \\\"freedoms\\\" are associated with being a child.
So, maybe I\\\'m biased with the American definition. Still, I\\\'m sticking with it, as well as my decision to cut that line from this page.
