Freedom v. Safety

Here's the dilemma, it's always the same: safety versus freedom.

As a libertarian (and I must say that loosely, as I don't hold to all of the party's ideals.), the choice is always freedom. That's the point of the philosophy. And it's what I choose when I vote. It's what I expect politicians to choose.

But now it's my choice.

I expect to get offered a job. It's what everyone expects of me. Go from college to one of the state newspapers and move up from there.

Or I could move to Baltimore, the city I would like to live in and just try to make it. Live off my savings and freelance my way into the Examiner or Baltimore Sun, somewhere I'd rather be. It's a big risk and I'll probably end up making lattes for a while; but it's freedom.

I don't know what I'll choose yet. There are a lot of what ifs. Maybe this will test my politics on the smallest, most important level.