Often times we hear that one country is 'freer' than another. I hear that the US is the 'freest' country on Earth.
Isn't saying that you are 'more free' the same as saying you are less enslaved? So you are still enslaved to a certain degree? And isn't saying you are 'freest' akin to saying you are least enslaved?
I would argue that free is qualitative, rather than quantitative. You either ARE, or ARE NOT, free. Merriam Webster contains some definitions of free to include:
not subject to the control or domination of another
not subject to government regulation
not subject to restriction or official control
and refers to a synomym, autonomous which;
stresses independence in matters pertaining to self-government
So are any of us actually 'free', or is our freedom simply a product of our own accepted reality? Reality being nothing more than an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
I have never experienced true Liberty or Freedom. Have you?
http://www.free-market.net/resources/introduction.swf
2006-08-12
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