But this one caught my eye.
The story is unsettling; this is just the latest example of Putin basically re-instating himself as Czar. Freedom in Russia was a tumultuous but short-lived affair, evidently.
Upon reaching the end of the article, what I found was comments by my fellow Americans, and a Canadian. Far from decrying this bit of arbitrary power-wielding by an increasingly dictatorial Putin, they applauded it. (interpret the italics as sort of a shocked, wide-eyed whisper)
Samples from the three which greeted me include:
"MR Putin has got it right if only the USA would put a stop to all the casinos..."
"...I hope he bans alcohol too as it's the curse of Russia bringing misery to millions."
"Good law. Good sign Putin could resist the criminal elements. Alcoholism needs health and moral-choice education beginning in elementary school..."
It's possible that the comments are still up on the article. If so, go read and grieve for our nation.
It almost makes me want to give up. Why fight for our freedom, when so few of us want it?
You may think I'm over-reacting to a few random comments. But the signs are everywhere. Every time someone says "there ought to be a law...", and I hear it and similar statements more and more frequently these days, they are giving over responsibility for their own actions (and with it their freedom) to the government.
Do Americans really despise their freedom so much that they will exchange it for illusions of security and the chance for a few unearned creature comforts?
Do we even as a nation know what freedom means?
Perhaps we have forgotten how to live, and thus have forgotten to value the ability to order one's life as one pleases.
At any rate, it seems that the daily loss of our freedoms is accompanied not by outrage (except by a few), or action, but instead occurs:
" ...to thunderous applause."
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