what is freedom to you and how is reconciled with the rights of others?

Answer 1

Well of course the classic answer goes something like this: You should be able to turn up your stereo as much as you want until it is bothering your neighbor. You can own a gun but not shoot anyone with it unless you are acting in self-defense. You can screw up your life as much as you want, but if you become a drug addict or do something else that society either disapproves of or finds too costly, the rest of us don't have to support you and might even put you in jail for it. And once you decide to get married or have kids, then your freedom is severely constrained, as society can make you pay.

Answer 2

Freedom is the right-and responsibility to create our own destiny-and includes the possibility of extreme success or failure-including destitution. Freedom includes both rights and responsibilities for our actions and to our neighbors.

The Constitution recognizes rights given to us all by our Creator. The government does not grant us freedom - it recognizes G-d given freedoms, and as such has the right to restrict them only so much as to act reasonably prevent individuals from impinging on others' rights.

Thus, our freedoms including freedom of movement, property ownership, including the right to keep and bear arms and right to privacy , are not the State's to grant or deny, unless an individual abuses them to the point of impinging upon others' rights or unreasonably endangering them.

Rights of others do not include the right to not be offended-that would restrict freedom of speech and/or religion.

Others' right to not be blown up by a suitcase nuke or otherwise bombed, poisoned or infected may necessitate some impositions on personal privacy when entering or traveling in public areas.

Answer 3

Freedom is the constituion. Reconciled with the rights of others is the moral absolute.

Answer 4

I have the freedom to toss the jesus bullies off of my porch when they don't reconcile my families right to NOT be preached to on our own private property.

I would expect the same treatment from them if I decided to march behind the closed doors of their church and demand to be allowed to think.

Answer 5

Freedom and rights in the same question? Nice. In tthis context you can go to the constitution. If your querry is phillisophical, you must define "freedom" to me and then explain what it is you mean when you say rights.

Freedom to me is a misnomer. We are not free. Free from what, gravity? death, the influence of others be it love or hate?

And rights? There is no reconciliation of rights, there is only justification. I hate justifications.

Answer 6

Freedom it the ability to set you own limits. It only works if the people are moral enough to respect other people's equal right to the same freedom. If you abuse it you loose it.

You must must know your responsibilities as well as your rights.

Answer 7

well freedom is free religion but america trully isn't "Free" look at the native americans we were forced to live on reservations with almost no modern communities over 80% of the native american people live with no running water or electricity and half the kids under 18 are alcoholics or commite suicide and tell me if america is trully free for some cultures