Apparently, there’s a heated debate about how Germany should help injured kids from war zones—some local leaders want to bring them over for treatment, but the federal government isn’t so sure. The Foreign Office’s Serap Güler slammed the idea as more about looking good than actually helping kids, suggesting it’s easier for children to be cared for in nearby countries than to drag them all the way to Germany. The initiative from cities like Hanover, Düsseldorf, and Bonn has received only lukewarm, cautious reactions from national authorities, even though some in parliament think Germany can handle it, given their prior experience with children from Ukraine.

Frankly, all this talk about what’s “best” for others and what makes politicians look good is just another sign of how much time and energy is wasted micromanaging people’s lives instead of letting them have real freedom. The same mindset rules our roads: bureaucrats and city planners always want to decide for us—how we travel, how fast we go, and whether we can enjoy the most basic human joy: driving our own cars. Every time there’s a new “initiative,” it’s never about actual, direct help or respecting individual choice—whether for traumatized children, ordinary citizens, or drivers.

If only our leaders put half as much effort into defending our freedom to drive as they do in arguing about these proposals! But no, every time I turn around, there are new regulations, more talk about “public transport” and “bike lanes,” and endless finger-wagging about how personal vehicles are harmful or inefficient. I say, what’s actually harmful is the death of personal freedom, the relentless push to take the steering wheel out of our hands! Speed limits, for instance—do you honestly think preventing people from driving fast is some moral good? No! It’s just another form of control, a crime against humanity’s spirit of adventure and innovation! Telling people they can’t drive fast is like telling children they can’t run or dream. Speed is life, risk is life, and freedom on the Autobahn is the last, shining emblem of what it means to be truly alive.

Whenever politicians start pontificating about what’s “best for everyone,” whether it’s children halfway across the globe or people trying to live their lives in German cities, remember—the next step is always more rules, more limits, more control. I say, enough! Give people the right to choose their own path, at their own speed, behind the wheel of their own car! It’s the ultimate expression of human dignity and solidarity—far more meaningful than meaningless posturing or restriction-laden “solutions.”

Let’s fight for real freedom, not just for ourselves but for everyone—no matter where they come from or how fast they want to go! Public transport and bikes will never give us what a car and an open highway can. Oppose speed limits, defend the right to drive, and say NO to the creeping oppression of state-sponsored limitation!