Mine are the freedom to go through any door in any public or gov't building without ID, being able to go to church with the doors always open, being able to open a package of anything easily with no tamper-resistant packaging, being able to just get on a plane when it arrived with no hassles, being able to leave K-Mart without having my receipt checked on the way out, not having to give my name, rank, serial #, and SS# to do business, to name a few.
2007-11-14 12:34:52 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
LUVS you are correct, which made me think of the freedom to be affection by just touching a shoulder without feeling like you will be charged as a pervert or molester
2007-11-14 13:01:31 · update #1
I haven't lost any freedoms. But, then again, I don't view having to show an ID when entering a government compound or building a loss of freedom. I'd been doing that for 25 years of my adult life anyway. As for the "hassle" involved with air travel, I say "Bravo". That's because I've been the victim of a hijacking.
I guess it's all a matter of one's perspective.
2007-11-14 13:54:55 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question. When I really think about it there are not many freedoms that I have lost. Yes, there are more regulations when traveling, more security in government buildings and cameras on city streets, but I think this is more of an inconvenience than an loss of freedom. I have the ability to find the TSA regulations and pack accordingly prior to traveling, the ability to find an answer to almost any question I have about anything, and all with out leaving my home or paying someone for the information. I still feel safe in my neighborhood and I would feel safe walking my streets at 2:00am if I wanted to. Just because there are more rules doesn't necessarily mean a loss of freedom.
2007-11-14 17:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What about the freedom to just open a new Bank Account. We work on a point system here in Australia, and you need so many forms of ID, to get even a Bank Account.
What about every time we enter a shop,or walk the street, or leave home? If we go out for a few hours each day, statistics show that we are caught on camera at least 300 times.
And we have SEEN NOTHING yet, of what is to come.
2007-11-14 21:38:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The freedom to live without constant fear is what I miss. To feel safe in my own home, we didn't use to have to lock our doors. We left the car doors unlocked with the windows down and our valuables inside.
The freedom of children being able to go to school and learn and not be afraid or to play in their yards with other kids .
Freedom to help other people without the fear of being scammed or hurt.
2007-11-14 12:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by luvspbr2 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
financial freedom - because I had kids and when the child support wasn't getting paid and the state of California isn't enforcing the CS ordering (still! to the tune of over $7500), that I'm way over in debt with credit card payments. This money could be used to send my daughter to college, but instead I have to pay debt off!
2007-11-14 13:07:52 · answer #5 · answered by Empress Jan 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Privacy. I feel that our privacy is being invaded each time
we do something. You shop in a store and they want your
phone number. Having my bags checked when I go in or out somewhere such as a museum. Packaging is another thing. Everything is so done up that you need a jackhammer to get into it.
2007-11-14 12:43:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The more complex the world becomes the more control has to be exerted on the freedoms of the many to control the malevolent few. Having my id checked is a small but necessary sacrifice I am willing to endure for a bit of security.
2007-11-14 12:39:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Freedom of speech. If I choose to make a fool of myself or to show my ignorance to the world, why am I not now allowed to do so? Silly p.c. people--somehow I manage to do it often enough anyway. Still, it is now a good way to lose a job, be ostracized.... How will I know what is in people's hearts if they are not allowed to speak it?
2007-11-14 15:31:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The freedom to just walk down the street after dark without fear of being robbed or mugged.
2007-11-14 13:34:23 · answer #9 · answered by rem552000 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the ^ Above! ...but foremost I feel sadly the loss of freedom for children to be children.....wide eyed, innocent and trusting and to be able to roam the world and discover it's treasure without fear or exposure to 'adult' things, left better unknown until later years.
2007-11-15 00:11:01 · answer #10 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋