gunson on Nostr: If you're a parent then you'll recognize the paternalistic instinct to control that ...
If you're a parent then you'll recognize the paternalistic instinct to control that we all share.
Your child won't put on their socks, eventually you're so invested in making them put them on that when they agree but now want a different colour, you refuse. It becomes about doing what you say, not getting socks on their feet.
This is what statists have an imbalance of. Some of us recognize it, and fight it within ourselves because we know it's better to allow people to make their own choices. Feeding the need to control is tempting but harmful to relationships, and inhibits the value that comes from people having freedom.
Your child won't put on their socks, eventually you're so invested in making them put them on that when they agree but now want a different colour, you refuse. It becomes about doing what you say, not getting socks on their feet.
This is what statists have an imbalance of. Some of us recognize it, and fight it within ourselves because we know it's better to allow people to make their own choices. Feeding the need to control is tempting but harmful to relationships, and inhibits the value that comes from people having freedom.