Originally Posted by Andaras

Fact is, people really don't like freedom, they like the word and the connotations of it, but in practise they hate freedom. People like a sense of direction in life, they like security, and I mean security in all it's forms, job security etc. They like to know that someone is looking out for them and that they are part of something bigger, and when it comes down to it they like benevolent government.