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 20:03:36 · 5 answers · asked by libertyhasdied 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Has anyone actually watched the link?
2006-08-12 20:32:45 · update #1
Okay, so we can't be completely 100% free. But by no way are we "enslaved". The freedoms that we do have are the ones that matter the most, like freedom of religion and basic rights. The freedoms that we don't have are for the good of society. If we were free to do anything we pleased, think about the chaos that would result! Come on.
2006-08-12 20:11:42 · answer #1 · answered by strawberry22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never experienced true Liberty or Freedom. Have you?
>> Every time I get naked socially.
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?
>> Free if it weren't for taxes.
2006-08-13 03:13:46 · answer #2 · answered by Newt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Been in the US for 4 years. Have yet to see ANY so called freedom....being barred from working and supporting myself..i call it KILLING PEOPLE OFF.
2006-08-13 03:09:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are the son or a disambiguationer.
2006-08-13 03:08:09 · answer #4 · answered by zclifton2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My, we have a precocious one here tonight!!! Duh... I do what I want, when I want, where I want. Unless I get caught, heheheh...
2006-08-13 03:11:12 · answer #5 · answered by Sean T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋