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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
10:03 PM
I leave my windows open at night. I heard a distant yell. If it were something other than kids playing, would any of the neighbors near the yell do something about it?
Would they notice? Would you?
private property and commonwealth responsibility
It seems to me that most American citizens who seek the dream of a secure home with a spacious yard do so out of fear, locking themselves in a castle, shutting out all the bad parts of life. It also seems, from wandering the streets lonely at night, and from my social experience with people, that many would rather lock themselves away in the prison of fascism, giving all responsibility for public safety to the police and taking none, locked in the chains of fear in front of their televisions.I leave my windows open at night. I heard a distant yell. If it were something other than kids playing, would any of the neighbors near the yell do something about it?
Would they notice? Would you?
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