The Freedom to Build, to Be, Yet Also Destroy

Since personal freedom includes elements of both creation and destruction, the freedoms that societies may hope to preserve are becoming more complicated. By way of example, not all innovations are the same. Some innovations which are oft described as societal improvements, nevertheless don't provide unalloyed benefits to all concerned. This particularly holds, when someone intentionally builds products specifically intended for destruction.

For that matter, in contrast with weapons meant to kill, the destructive urges of today's "cancel culture" are relatively benign by comparison. Am I wrong in suggesting that the cancel culture of the left, mostly lacks the violent tendencies of certain wannabe authoritarians on the right? While the political right is understandably frustrated with the cancel culture of the left, I doubt they are actually as afraid of extreme violence from the left (at least presently), as some pretend to be. 

Plus, when it comes to ideology, so long as mental capacity is engaged in actions which aren't overwhelmed by emotion, one at least hopes for less violence in political outcomes. Sometimes these realities are blurred though, when ideology becomes a convenient excuse for acting out, due to some form of massive grudge against various elements of society. There are additional dangers as well, should those in power actively seek support from people whose emotions clearly run counter to logical thought processes. 

Should politicians seek out future votes based on emotions rather than logic and rational thinking, we stand to lose even more of our freedoms. If politics mostly becomes a matter of besting one's perceived enemies, societies will pay the price through even more losses of personal and market based freedoms. Has Washington forgotten that markets still offer society's best potential for successful pursuits in creativity, imagination, identity, and the nature of our physical environments? Or, perhaps too many of these once free markets have already been reserved for the elite. If so, the additional result is more fuel for the fires of destruction. How many more would decide to act out in anger, should they continue to lack the legal ability to build a meaningful destiny? This is certainly a question worth asking in the U.S. given the realities of our gun culture. 

Chances are, we might still reduce the societal impulse to destroy, by restoring rights to personal identity and allowing citizens to build lives on more sustainable terms. Only consider why it has become so important to focus on careful market solutions, as Republicans now question the freedom of businesses to express their own political opinions. Imagine the good that could result, by making room in our markets for stronger production rights which focus on positive aspects of identity and freedom. 

It's time to support stronger production rights for all citizens, especially in terms of skill potential and innovative simple housing forms. Perhaps if more of our positive freedoms are restored, people will eventually become less inclined to act out their negative freedoms. When future innovation is discussed, much more is at stake than improvements at the margin. The innovations which matter most, have potential to improve the outcomes of average citizens in average places. Why not encourage the human impulse to build anew, in more positive ways.