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Would you rather | be free than safe?

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Yes - the government interferes too much- we should be free to live as we wish.

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No - the only way we can ensure a secure, non-violent society is to give up some of our freedoms.

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To an extent - we should be free but not at the risk of harming other people.

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Maybe - but it's complicated now that we share more information online.

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  • ell2098
    I would say it is better to be safe. We should have some freedom but not if it puts us at risk
    28 Jun 2021
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  • boommargherita
    Breaking my own neck cause im bad at parcours is freedom. Projects like "vision zero" foreshadow intend to take that away next. Everything.
    30 Jan 2021
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  • ireallywanttogotooxforduni
    The key to this, like so many other things, is education. If people understand why then they do not need to be forced. Take lockdown...
    9 Jun 2020
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  • declan
    ...especially if people are not free enough to oppose it or prevent it from intefering with their personal lives.
    8 Apr 2020
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  • declan
    Government could also be seen as the strongest of the strong in the State of Nature...
    8 Apr 2020
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  • declan
    Furthermore, when government begins to restrict freedoms, it is often harmful to people's safety. Think about any oppressive dictatorship.
    8 Apr 2020
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  • declan
    Since humans desire safety, I believe that a free society will naturally be a safe society.
    8 Apr 2020
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  • jhig
    I think that we need we need to be safe first and foremost. Then we can work on freedom
    6 Dec 2019
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  • cat1234
    It's all about balance, we should be able to think and feel and say what we want but not if it hurts someone else
    2 Nov 2017
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  • happy otter
    Feeling safe is important in today's modern world, but I do think we need freedom of speech as everyone's entitled to their own opinions
    2 Nov 2017
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  • happy otter
    My class thinks it's better to be free than safe
    2 Nov 2017
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