Limiting Our “Freedoms” Is a Requirement in a Civilized World

I know the meme here has a great appeal to certain people, but think about it for a moment.

Because we live in a civilized society, sane people gladly give up dozens of their freedoms to make all this possible.  We place limits on our driving, we pay taxes, we vaccinate our kids (unless we’re home-schooling them), we go through TSA screening when we fly, etc.

During WW II, Londoners turned off their lights at night, to make it difficult for the Germans to bomb their city.  Guess what? When the war was over, they got their “right” to turn on their lights back.

Decent people place many different limitations on their “freedoms” so as to make life better for all those around them–in our world today, and in the future.  We recycle, curtail our use of plastic water bottles, and boycott enterprises that mistreat their employees.