There is always a balance when it comes to freedom. People will abuse it. The difference between the right and left is that the right will tolerate the cases where people abuse their freedom, with the provision they get punished harshly for it. The left would rather take those freedoms away at the cost of self-sufficiency. The right's approach will cost some lives in rare incidents but allows for greater productivity and overall happiness. The left's approach will create peace of mind but limits self-autonomy and potential abuse by the government.

I often feel that the problem in this situation is that it's easy to see the pitfalls that are created by the right's approach but is very difficult to see the pitfalls inherent in the left's approach.

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