What naive garbage. People don't want freedom anymore--even those to whom freedom is a kind of religion are afraid of it, like trembling acolytes who make sacrifices to some pagan god. People want their governments to keep secrets from them. They want the hand of law to be brutal. They are so terrified by their own power that they will vote to have it taken out of their hands. Look at America. Look at the sharia states. Freedom is a dead philosophy, Alif. The world is returning to its natural state, to the rule of the weak by the strong. Young as you are, it's you who are out of touch, not me. .G. Willow Wilson
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I'm very happy you agree with me. You have a great mind and a great disposition. You have a lot of potential and much wisdom. I really appreciate what you have to say.
The world is changing so fast these days, and if we don't keep up, we will be left behind. The world is changing so much that the old freedoms are no longer valid. People are not looking for freedom anymore--even those to whom freedom is a kind of religion are afraid of it, like trembling acolytes who make sacrifices to some pagan god.
People want their governments to keep secrets from them. They want the hand of law to be brutal. They are so terrified by their own power that they will vote to have it taken out of their hands.
Young as you are, it's you who are out of touch, not me...
Source: Alif The Unseen
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