Quote Originally Posted by VictorCharlie View Post
I can't speak for the UK crowd but I think Americans are largely much more concerned with the comforts of life versus freedom. I have no doubt that most of my countrymen will sacrifice a tremendous amount (as if we haven't already) of freedom and privacy as long as they can get a big mac and play some game on their smart phone. Even fellow Libertarians are just a lot of talk. When it comes down to risking ones lively hood, freedom and possibly life very few people are willing to take a stand.
Says a lot for how far this country has come....its quite sad too. You look at Liberty (what's left of it) and you look at people who basically refuse to work or people who live off the government....its just a real sad state of affairs right now.