![]() ![]() Today we continue the tug-of-war over which direction our country leans, closer to tyranny (left) or closer to anarchy (right), more government control (Great Britain) or less government control (Articles of Confederation with all power to the states or to the people). ![]() Constitution was the balancing answer between Great Britain (tyranny) and anarchy. In fact, the original Articles of Confederation were so far right as to border on anarchy with very limited power given to the Federal government. Politics was based on the fact that Great Britain represented the far left, tyranny, and anything right of Great Britain was an upgrade. In the 1700s, far left was tyranny and far right was anarchy, polar opposites. For us, far left was considered liberal eventually leading to communism and far right meant conservative with a destination of fascism.Īs a political science undergraduate, this definition was as confusing in 1980 as it is now. In the days of our Founding Fathers, politics were viewed much differently than today. What appears to be freedom is really bondage when the consequences are applied. Without hesitation, he overwhelmed me with another articulate expression, “Phaaa,” he intoned “Man I would hang out with my peeps all day and enjoy life.”ĭoes freedom really mean being “free from parental guidance” or better said “free from rules or laws?” Perhaps my wayward young temporary client was saying “I want to be free to do anything I want” instead of “I want to be free from the consequences of what I want.” “Ok”, I responded, “assuming you could do anything you wanted, what would you do differently with your life than you are currently doing?” ![]() “Tscha,” he articulated, “being free is doing what I want to do without parents or adults telling me what to do or yelling at me, man.” “What does it mean to be free?” I queried. I can’t do anything I want and I’m sick and tired of being told what to do.” My new client was recently busted for illegal marijuana use during school hours and was forced by his parents to see someone about his addiction(s). “Simple,” he disapprovingly snipped, “they control me. “So why are you angry with your parents,” I asked the young teenager sitting across from me? ![]()
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