A Free Country?

Here is the question of the century... so take a deep breath, sit down, and put your cardiologist on speed dial.

“Why do liberals HATE freedom?”

Hate it. Hate it. Hate it. The only freedoms I can ever remember a liberal willing to fight for are the freedom to kill a fetus and whatever imaginary freedoms the evil Patriot Act steals from them in the dark of the night.
They hate freedom over one’s own money. ‘The government will spend your money better than you, red state, christia-fascist, Nascar loving, meat-eating moron. You are greedy and can’t be trusted with it. So we will take it from you under the threat of jail and give it to the National Endowment for the Arts, NPR, and other more deserving organizations.’
They hate corporate freedom. Just look at the rage over the evil Wal-Mart. ‘Something must be done. They don’t pay a living wage. Treat their employees like slaves. Refuse to unionize. We must make the government step in and fix them good.’
They hate freedom of choice in Social Security.
They hate freedom of choice in schooling.
They hate freedom of choice in taxation(the Fair Tax)
They basically hate any freedom that they feel does not fit neatly into their world view.
Hate freedom of religion when they feel it interferes with their agendas.
Hate freedom of speech when they feel insulted or uncomfortable.
Hate freedom of thought when it does not agree with their own.
Hate freedom of the media, not the New York Times of course, but Fox News, talk radio, and the blogosphere.
Hate freedom in Islamic countries.
Funny to have all this hatred for freedom in a country founded on the individual and personal freedoms. Where does the hatred come from?
I, of course, know the answer. And it is FEAR. Fear of the real world. Fear of responsibility. Fear of growing up. Fear of failure. Fear of incompetence. Fear of the loss of power. Fear of being different.
In the end this is the truth...The enemy of freedom is fear.