dawei Posted November 10, 2018 On 11/3/2018 at 1:10 PM, moment said: I am amazed that people blow off encroaching, overwhelming power with hey, I am good. On 11/8/2018 at 7:21 PM, moment said: What I will do is list some of the freedoms that I believe are a lot less than thirty years ago. At least we're not under British rule anymore as we were the first Brexit ! I get your points and Thelener's that in the end, a person tends to judge with how much their own, personal life is affected. My chinese wife had no problems living in such a suppressive culture as she understood what you can and cannot do. When I would say, 'but you can't do this or that'... she would say, 'so I won't do this or that, I'll do what I can'. But the encroachment on freedom in the US seems inevitable both by internal (politics, media, entertainment, cultural issues like PC, etc) and external (we're a target, hated by some, immigration, etc) influences. Box these all up, wrap them in a bow and you get the US of Orwellian proportions. The march of time is unfurling things we never thought 50-100 years ago. Just think the computer or smart phone and how technology is a culprit to less freedom. I can't even do something without someone want to have 'access to my location' and someone proved that even when the phone is off, the location is still accessible. Media, tech, and entertainment are incredibly influential in a way they never were before. It seems inevitable and what happens is regulations step in to control things but ultimately it is still another cut in freedoms. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawei Posted November 10, 2018 Wonder how the safest places to live in the world correspond to eroding freedoms or being in the democracy index (I know, I could look that up with the link). The World's Safest Countries Rank Country Global Peace Index 1 Iceland 1.096 2 New Zealand 1.192 3 Austria 1.274 4 Denmark 1.353 5 Canada 1.372 6 Czech Republic 1.381 7 Singapore 1.382 8 Japan 1.391 9 Ireland 1.393 10 Slovenia 1.396 11 Switzerland 1.407 12 Australia 1.435 13 Sweden 1.502 14 Finland 1.506 15 Norway 1.519 16 Germany 1.531 17 Hungary 1.531 18 Bhutan 1.545 19 Mauritius 1.548 20 Belgium 1.560 21 Slovakia 1.568 22 The Netherlands 1.574 23 Romania 1.596 24 Bulgaria 1.635 25 Croatia 1.639 ref: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/safest-countries-in-the-world.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted November 10, 2018 I don't know. Romania is in the list and they have lots of vampires. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
