2007-03-26 23:32:42 · 5 answers · asked by ANGEL ICE 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No actually this Government detest YOUR freedoms they adore their own
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Too many rich kids in power in UK not enough actual intellect !
2007-03-26 23:37:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nice question - if I may say so - quite philosophical.
Freedom is a relative concept, not an absolute one. All laws governing behaviour (by which I assume you mean man-made laws, not the law of gravity for example) are incompatible with absolute freedom but many are compatible with relative freedom.
The law against murdering people is an infringement of the freedom to murder, but upholds the right to not to be murdered. The law against race hate, is a good example of the restrictions on freedom balanced with the freedoms of others (often confused with 'rights').
Therefore I'd suggest that genuine freedom can only exist within the framework of the law, because anarchy is the freedom of the strongest.
If the opposite of freedom is totalitarianism (and there are a myriad of opposites) then I suggest totalitarianism hates the law, not freedom - because a totalitarian state cannot exist in a society TRULY governed by the rule of law.
I apologise in advance for not mentioning the Iraq war - it seems to be de rigeur in this forum.
2007-03-27 21:49:08 · answer #2 · answered by JZD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even free countries have to have laws to keep things orderly. "Freedom" does not mean you have the right to infringe on another persons life, limb or property, therefore we have laws.
Look at Iraq, for example. When you invade a country you must BECOME the law. When the U.S. went into Iraq they should have declared martial law and confiscated all weapons. That would have avoided a lot of the mess there now.
Like it or not, life is based on laws. Whether it be laws of nature, laws of physics, laws of mathematics, etc. If not, everything would be random and chaotic.
2007-03-27 00:48:32 · answer #3 · answered by Vicki B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the real law let's u to be free.
but we should see that why law and freedom have been put against eachother .
2007-03-26 23:39:47 · answer #4 · answered by F. Smith 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...try "running" that "theory" in North Korea....... now you know the deference between "free" and not so free...Ummm?
2007-03-26 23:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋