Do you really think that it has to come to a choice between Liberty and Equality? That it has to be one or the other? No middle ground, no other alternative? Or maybe its a phony question altogether.

Do you really believe the world is divided into two camps; one of them, groveling, cowardly sheep (or zombies) who are willing to trade everything for a little security (those must be the Liberals), and the other, rugged individualists ready to bravely undergo any challenge or struggle for TRUE FREEDOM (the Conservatives)?

Hell, if you put it in those terms, if you use that dictionary, the choice is easy.

But the choice is never easy, is it? In fact, its not really clear that's the right choice at all. Come to think of it, its not even clear there is a choice.

I think you've been listening to the wrong people, and the advice they are giving you is going to work out a lot better for them than it is for you.

You need to promise yourself to make up your own mind on what Freedom and Equality and Liberty and all those other pretty words really mean, and what they mean to you, and what you are willing to pay or surrender or trade for them. Don't let anyone else define those terms for you, because you can count on them telling you exactly what you want to hear, and precisely what they want you to believe.

I do not believe everyone should have the same amount of stuff. In fact, I think it is very fair that those who are clever or brave or tough enough to earn more stuff should be allowed to keep it. What I really believe is that those who have stuff shouldn't be allowed to use that stuff to prevent other people from getting their own, or to steal from others. I have nothing against others having wealth, but I feel very strongly about others using that wealth to give themselves power to accumulate more. I've got nothing against you spending your money, just keep your hands off mine.

The choice is not between Liberty and Equality. Its about Wealth and Power.