925 Constrained Liberty

<p>On the extreme Far Right, where Libertarians dwell, is the idea that liberty should be unconstrained, but only kings have unconstrained liberty, so that's the end result if everybody doesn't voluntarily constrain their liberty so as not to infringe on the liberty of others. As important as liberty is, it's not sacrosanct; in fact, it's already limited; people curtail their liberty everyday as it bumps against the liberty of other people, and it' definitely the case that the closer people are packed together, the more they must adjust their liberty; examples are paying taxes, obeying laws & regulations, and common courtesy.</p> <p><span lang="en-US">You can know your allies by their constraint of their own liberty in the face of yours. </span>Unfortunately, some people are not your allies: there are a lot of snowflakes who contend that their liberty supersedes your liberty; that anything they find offensive must be changed, regardless what other people think. They do not understand that courtesy is not mandatory; and that other people voluntarily choose to limit their liberty. In response, if someone takes your courtesy, restraint & forbearance for granted, you should reassert your liberty so as not to allow their lack of constraint to become habitual. By not doing so, your own liberty erodes while theirs grows, until you do indeed find yourself with a king.</p>