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Same here, I'd rather live in the forest in a hut like a poor farmer as long as I have the freedom to do or say whatever I want to.

I have a hard time understanding why people value stuff over freedom.

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So you would rather watch your children eat mud to fill their bellies, slowly starving to death, and keep your freedom of speech?

It is thousand times better than getting shot in the street like dogs. It is this mentality which encourages 'strong' leaders who screw the general public left right and center.

I don't have children and I would not even think about producing offspring if I were so poor. But in general, yes.

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