Politics - sorta

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Is this what you are talking about:
65.7
"The ideal of freedom from the so-called invading force of either the controlled fascism or the equally controlled social common ownership of all things would stimulate great quantities of contemplation upon the great polarization implicit in the contrast between freedom and control."

That is another Ra quotes that seems to have gotten stuck in my mind. I believe we are in this struggle or contemplation NOW. There are Fascist and/or Socialist forces that want to control the people. And there are some people who are using this opportunity to chose freedom.

And in many situaions they really have no good choices and then they have to turn inwards and find the love and freedom inside.

Yes, that's the one about fascism/communism. Here's one about the wanderers of Jefferson and Franklin's era: "The Wanderers which came among you began to make themselves felt at approximately this time, firstly offering ideas or thoughts containing the distortion of free will." (26.12)

I completely agree with you that many people are looking inside for freedom now and that the outside choices seem to be limited.

I think it's legitimate to look to the Declaration, the Constitution, the speeches, letters, and essays of the founders for inspiration and for techniques for re-instituting liberty. Ra said that our social complex was somewhat negative; I'm guessing that since 1981 it has become more so, in some ways at least. However, Jefferson, Franklin, et. al. were also dealing with corruption and with powerful self-interested forces. Their methods (checks and balances, etc.) were fairly sophisticated and their ideals still ring true, to me at least.