I live in a community, as most folks do - and I am a part of that community. I could choose to be Apart from it, but I choose to work with my neighbors to get the job done, we trade goods, we help each other out.
The govt. doesn't tell me I have to do this.
My neighbors and I do not always hold the same views on politics, religion, or many other issues - but we respect each other to hold those opinions in a civil manner.
All without babysitters telling us how to act - imagine that.
Just because we all have differing views and are pursuing our own happiness doesn't make us at odds with each other.
It is called Live and Let Live.
We take care of those who are on hard times - without govt. assistance or prompting.
When someone's house burns down, we pool together, gather goods, take donations, maybe have an auction to get more money, and give it to those people who lost everything they own.
When Joe the Farmer squanders his time and money and loses his farm, we sympathize with him, but realize it was a lot of his own doing - that is called common sense. There are very few "Farmer Joes" where I live.
It was different when I lived in the city - all those people and it was hard to find a "community" anywhere. Those folks did not feel empowered because they had money, house, cars given to them. They were happy to live the way they were because it took very little effort on their part. They also were pretty darn slow to share their easily come by money and house and cars.
It is a difference in Attitude - and attitude is everything.
meri