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"We have relinquished control over the most intimate aspects of our lives to government officials who, while they may occupy seats of authority, are neither wiser, smarter, more in tune with our needs, more knowledgeable about our problems, nor more aware of what is really in our best interests. Yet having bought into the false notion that the government does indeed know what's best for us and can ensure not only our safety but our happiness and will take care of us from cradle to grave - that is, from daycare centers to nursing homes - we have in actuality allowed ourselves to be bridled and turned into slaves at the bidding of a government that cares little for our freedoms or our happiness."The tyranny of the nanny state, where the government knows what's best for you
Comment: Russell Brand commented recently about Robin Williams's suicide and what it says about our society. You can read it here:
Russell Brand: Robin Williams' divine madness will no longer disrupt the sadness of the world