Slavery Rules!

We are masters of self-indulgence, and slaves ofHe, like many others, is a slave to our growing culture
self-interest. Quite the contradiction: but quite the truth.of self-interest.
For the most part, we Americans - seem to haveStaunch self-interest usually dictates that "I"
changed the definition of personal freedom to amatter more than anyone else around "me,"
constitutional battering ram.including all of "my" thoughts, opinions,
We're enslaved by foods, lifestyles, and fetishes, todesires, and beliefs.
name a few.How could this type of existence ever be right? More
Whatever controls us is our master, and we are itsand more we are becoming spellbound by and
slaves.acclimated to our own self-indulgence and
Recently a young man on a high school campus stoodexaggerated sense of importance.
outside of the school with his friends displaying a signWhere do we find permanent solutions when we are
which read "Bong hits 4 Jesus," an apparentboth master and slave of our own condition?
reference to and support of marijuana usage.What about the Californian slaves who are crying foul
The teenager was ordered to cease displaying theevery time their personal and private enjoyment of
sign, to which he responded by filing for certiorari tocigarette smoking is limited to something more personal
the U.S. Supreme Court citing a violation of his Firstand private?
Amendment right to free speech.Am I expected to give up my right to breathe air free
What drivel!of dried, nicotine rich, burning tobacco leaves, to make
Why does every Tom, Dick, and Jane believe thatway for the slave who believes his personal
they have a personal right and personalenjoyment trumps my personal health?
"freedom" to impose their subjective views
on everyone else? It's simple. They're slaves, andBy the way, in case none of the slaves have looked it
slaves do: what they're told to do.up, nicotine is a poisonous alkaloid that is the chief
If the only voice of "reason" we listen to isactive principle of tobacco and is used as an
our own voice we are bound to begin believing thatinsecticide.
anything we say or do in public is acceptable solely onSure...I'll just move right on over for you.
the basis of that personal belief and hubris.True liberty takes into account the masses, and not
Why couldn't the young man express and discussjust self.
those particular sentiments in a private setting andThere's a time and place for everything. But as long as
proper forum? Frankly, he did what he did because hewe remain enslaved by self-interest, the time and
couldn't help himself.place for everything will be perpetually here and now.