It seems as cities grow, reliance on gov't to keep folks 'in line' is a natural phenomena. I've seen it in the several states I've lived in.
Smaller towns seem to have, for the most part, folks that are willing to work with neighbors to settle differences without resorting to freedom reducing government ordinances, regs or just plain harassment if you don't 'toe the line'.
With our society at large becoming more and more socialist, it's not surprising to see the advent of 'government solutions' rise in proportion to the drop in folks relinquishing responsibility to take care of things themselves.
Freedom requires constant vigilance and effort. Don't let government entities shove you around. Now, to be clear, I'm not advocating a physical response but I am advocating getting involved and pushing back. It doesn't work every time the way you might like, but I have seen it work more than once.
An Opportunity Presents Itself:Getting involved worked recently in our local county here in this Midwest agricultural community where a group of us pushed back on livestock ordinances that would have caused real problems. The exact details are unimportant and to lengthy for this illustration. From a proposed, far reaching concept of an ordinance patterned after Boulder Co (of all places) to ZERO ordinance. Yes, ZERO. The committee is finalizing documentation to prove that nothing will be required in the foreseeable future. The Commissioners are already in agreement. Another victory. A few hours of our time over several months, -was it worth it? A resounding YES.
If we had just sat back, grumbled and complained, and NOT gotten involved, we would have had a very nasty ordinance that would have required hiring more county employees to enforce it and of course, who pays for that? Yup, more taxes and a bigger bureaucracy. When we dug in, we found two complainants at the root of the whole thing. Once that was uncovered, we went to work with added vigor to STOP the ordinance from even being written.
I mention this to reinforce the fact that we don't live in a static world. The forces of change are about us, -always. It's up to each of us to do our little part to make sure the forces of freedom overcome the forces of socialism.
Just moving and hoping won't get it done. Standing and fighting will. And if all avenues are exhausted, well, you've done your best and then alternatives become considerations. Where this line is drawn is certainly an individual decision to be respected. Such are the tenets of respect with regard to others.
My comments are general in nature and are certainly not directed at any individual.
Once we make the move to WY, I don't expect to just sit back and believe all to right as rain as far as freedom and liberty are concerned. Yup, as unpleasant as it is at times, I'll have to get involved to some degree in an effort to not just retain freedom, but see it grow while putting a fence around socialism with hopes of extinguishing it like the destructive fire that it is. What other way is there?
