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Slavery Rules!

We are masters of self-indulgence, andHe, like many others, is a slave to our
slaves of self-interest. Quite thegrowing culture of self-interest.
contradiction: but quite the truth. ForStaunch self-interest usually dictates
the most part, we Americans - seem tothat "I" matter more than
have changed the definition of personalanyone else around "me,"
freedom to a constitutional batteringincluding all of "my"
ram.thoughts, opinions, desires, and
We're enslaved by foods, lifestyles, andbeliefs.
fetishes, to name a few.How could this type of existence ever be
Whatever controls us is our master, andright? More and more we are becoming
we are its slaves.spellbound by and acclimated to our own
Recently a young man on a high schoolself-indulgence and exaggerated sense of
campus stood outside of the school withimportance.
his friends displaying a sign which readWhere do we find permanent solutions
"Bong hits 4 Jesus," anwhen we are both master and slave of our
apparent reference to and support ofown condition?
marijuana usage.What about the Californian slaves who
The teenager was ordered to ceaseare crying foul every time their
displaying the sign, to which hepersonal and private enjoyment of
responded by filing for certiorari tocigarette smoking is limited to
the U.S. Supreme Court citing asomething more personal and private?
violation of his First Amendment rightAm I expected to give up my right to
to free speech.breathe air free of dried, nicotine
What drivel!rich, burning tobacco leaves, to make
Why does every Tom, Dick, and Janeway for the slave who believes his
believe that they have a personal rightpersonal enjoyment trumps my personal
and personal "freedom" tohealth?
impose their subjective views on
everyone else? It's simple. They'reBy the way, in case none of the slaves
slaves, and slaves do: what they're toldhave looked it up, nicotine is a
to do.poisonous alkaloid that is the chief
If the only voice of "reason"active principle of tobacco and is used
we listen to is our own voice we areas an insecticide.
bound to begin believing that anythingSure...I'll just move right on over for
we say or do in public is acceptableyou.
solely on the basis of that personalTrue liberty takes into account the
belief and hubris.masses, and not just self.
Why couldn't the young man express andThere's a time and place for everything.
discuss those particular sentiments in aBut as long as we remain enslaved by
private setting and proper forum?self-interest, the time and place for
Frankly, he did what he did because heeverything will be perpetually here and
couldn't help himself.now.



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