Decision or Dictatorship?

No more running down the wrong road
Dancing to a different drum
Can't you see what's going on
Deep inside your heart?
--Michael McDonald

The author captures the ideological divide between freedom lovers and totalitarians pretty well near the end of his article. Americans traditionally believe that what individuals freely decide will be good for society.

Totalitarians, however, believe the reverse. Government dictates what is good for society. The well being of individuals then follows.

Where do you come down? How does society progress: through freedom of decision, or via dictatorship?