Fear of Freedom

"It's all for nothing if you don't have freedom."
--William Wallace (Braveheart)

I have been wondering for some time what drives some people to shun freedom and submit to forced existence under government control. And what causes these same people to want to force others into similar conditions of serfdom?

As such, I found the first two paragraphs of this missive particularly interesting. The author suggests that those who worship centralized authority are seeking to avoid risk at all costs. They live fearful of loss, and their fear drives them to seek control of their environment.

Government, being nothing more than legalized force, becomes an agent for mitigating fear by containing the world and sterilizing it of unpredictability. Because liberty is the embodiment of unpredictability, it is something to be suppressed--in both themselves and in others.

On this Easter Sunday, I am reminded that freedom paves the path to salvation. Pray for those souls who live in fear of freedom.