Originally Posted by Darken";p=&quot

What i'm saying is that many people in, say Cambodia or southeast Asia in general, have no say in political matters, yet they live fine without the need to express themselves. That is not to say that they don't seek or believe in a free government, but in the long run it doesn't affect them significantly. Okay they don't have a say in politics, but if they did would it affect their lives that much? Okay, many will, but many will just say, "nothing has really changed in my life".

And don't bring up that "people who don't have freedom are robots" bull crap. These are not people living in slavery, they have a choice, and that is freedom. Now to say that people who lack political "freedom" are slaves, is ridiculous. Sure they might now have the say in their government, but they have the ability to control their own lives. This is to say that everyone has personal freedom (unless your a slave, prisoner, or what not)

I suppose my initial statement was slightly misleading; what I mean to say is that political freedom is not required in life. Personal freedom, to an extent is, but like I briefly stated before, one may not have any freedom beyond one's own choices, but still be able to live a good and respectable life.

Darken