Saturday, September 05, 2009

Freedom- the Definition

"Freedom" means doing what you want to do.

Freedom is subjective; some people can be perfectly "free" in prison, while others couldn't be free in Utopia.

Evil statist monsters might even misdefine "freedom" as "the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do."

Other people, consequences, responsibility, legislation, beliefs, reality, and many other things can limit your freedom. Freedom, liberty, and rights are not the same thing but are entangled.

Freedom is morally neutral; it can be good or it can be bad- depending upon what it is you want to do. You are still accountable for everything you do.


Once again, this is what I mean when I use the word "freedom" and it may vary somewhat from your meaning.

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