Freedoms and what they mean

It just hit me the other day that we are

slowly losing all of our freedoms. I know

everyone is saying that because of the

economy we are losing our capitalist society

and changing into a socialist society. Only

time will tell on this front. It all started

with me when they told me I had to wear a

seat belt in my car. Don't get me wrong , I

believe in safety and I think that a seat

belt would save my life in an auto accident.

I just don't like the government telling me

that they will give me a ticket and make me

pay a fine if they, the law, catch me not

wearing it. Then there is the smoking. I do

not smoke, abhor smoking , and hate it when

people smoke in my presence. However, I think

we should have the freedom to choose if we

want to smoke and that the government should

not regulate what I, as a private citizen, should

do or not do. If I die from smoking because I

had the freedom to do so, then I take full

responsibility for making that choice. Freedom

of abortion is another topic. I hate abortion.

I am not for abortion. But if I get in that fix

and decide I need an abortion , that should be

my right and my families right, not the government.

They did not get me pregnant. I know they have some

rights when they are paying the bills and this is

where the dichotomy lies. There is no answer except

I keep feeling that the government is slowly taking

over our lives and dictating to us what we can do

and what we can't do. I fear the Big Brother Syndrome.

I hope I am wrong and that we as a people will have

the choices to make when we vote about who controls

our destiny. I might be wrong, but it sure looks like

someone besides ourselves is deciding our future.