We live in a world were some request sacrifice as long as is someone else who is doing the sacrifice. For all the talk about freedom and liberty that you hear in the media and their importance, a simple but key element of the american experience seems missing. Personal responsibility. This used to be a good guiding principle. I firmly believe that my own sense of personal responsibility has served me well and has contributed to my success greatly. Just because I am at liberty or have the freedom to follow a certain path it means that I am free from the responsibility of the impact of my actions on others.
In the absence of personal responsibility the social fabric tha unites us all but tears apart. By not fully evaluating the consequences of our actions we fail to grasp one of the causes of our own potential undoing. It is easy to find a scapegoat, someone to assign the blame when it could be as easy as looking yourself in the mirror.
Not all is lost, those of use who truly believe in the need for accountability should speak up and educate those that preach blind freedom and liberty that to truly enjoy them you have the responsibility to ensure those same ideals are available to everyone else.
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