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Originally Posted by NeedChapmans
It's not about being heartless ... it's about understanding that in order to make an emotional connection with someone, there has to be a receiver on the other line. And I cannot do that for 8 billion people; so I choose to do that for my family, friends, community, and those that I know.
Untiil the advent of the television; this was the norm.
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I get that.
For the record, you're talking to a former social worker who is now a teacher.
I think we're probably in close agreement as to the tantamount importance of individual liberty (I don't vote red or blue), but it sounds like we're radically different on the attitude one should take towards utilizing those liberties.
I tend to gravitate towards the founding generation's conception of Liberty as "the freedom
to do right."