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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Are we already slaves of the state?
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No.
But, we are responsible to it.
We are free to make decisions, for ourselves, that harm no one but ourselves.
I have a phobia of dentists. I choose not to go to the dentist. My teeth fall out of my head. Poor me.
My kids have a phobia of dentists. I choose not to take my children to the dentist. Their teeth fall out of their head.
Damn me.
The kid is 16. He is still a minor. Had this been a 6 year old, Mom and Dad would be in jail for child neglect, and Starchild would be getting chemo while living in foster care.
Frankly, I don't give a damn for Liberals
or Conservatives. Both of 'em try to tell
me how I should live my life. Neither side has a franchise on being "elite".