- Moderator
- #21
The purpose of "parents" is to guide their children and hopefully, make better people than they were.
The purpose of "house rules" is to make sure the children don't walk all over their parents.
Without rules, those same children might walk into the house with muddy shoes and not clean up afterwards. They might have drug induced drinking orgies. They might steal.
Besides, rules can teach responsibility and make children secure that there are "rules" and "consequences".
On the other hand, at some point, "rules" can be just another way of saying "slavery" if every trait of individuality is stifled.
And that is one of the defining differences between conservative and liberal. Conservatives are way more into being part "of the group" and liberals are way more into being an "individual".
So "house rules" can be slavery. Unconstitutional Federal laws and regulations that promote your political agenda can't.
Yeah, we are the ones more into being part of the group. That's why we want everyone to be free.