¿Is freedom something we should take for granted or something we should fight for?
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Sorry agent, but you are right, you do not understand my question. Before civilitation you cannot talk about freedom at all (a lion is not free in the same way a human is). What I call freedom has nothing to do with doing what you jolly well like. What I am worrying about here is "freedom to chose" and this is something you cannot do apart from society. You based all your argumentation on bondage (free man/slave) whereas I am just asking you about your civil liberties. Do you mean to say freedom can exist without justice?
Update 3:Rob, your answer is the worst I ever had. Please be kind enough to think a little bit more.
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freedom shouldn't be taken forgranted but it should be cherished because it was obtained by our forefathers, much like independence. This freedom or civil liberties as a citizen should be safeguarded by laws set forth by the government . and within the constraints of society.
As much as there is a freedom of choice , it entails also some responsibility to account for one's own actions. For instance, if you decide or knowingly choose to break the laws, be prepared to be arrested.
What is justice ? Justice requires according individuals, and groups what they actually deserve,merit or are entitled to. Justice is linked etymologically and conceptually to the idea of justification of having and giving decisive reasons for one's own beliefs or actions.
Beliefs must be justified as well as true if they are to be considered as knowldege. Similarly, actions, institu tions and persons must be justified as well as morally right if they are to be considered just. For example, politicains gain power by giving people what they want rather than what's good for them. is this just?
Freedom goes hand in hand with justice;or the enforcement of the law.
Neither and both. We are not free. Some freedoms would be absurd to fight for, eg the freedom not to work, the freedom not to pay tax, the freedom not to educate ones children. On the other hand, recent history shows, as in the poll tax riots of 1990 and the fuel protests of 2000, the general will of the public spoke. In both cases ordinary people from wide ranging backgrounds joined the revolt.
On a personal level, it is futile to fight a war if there is no hope of winning. So even though the ethic of freedom could be validated on a personal or moral level, without support, it would be absurd to fight a battle that would be impossible to win. One man's freedom is another mans burden.
It seems then that freedom is something that can only be threatened when a collective interest is threatened, that somehow such a threat to gives the cause a validity that is worth fighting for. When you dont really have a thing, how can you possibly take it for granted. (Freedom)
All you can do is say, if you do x, it makes me even less free than I already am and if enough people oppose your action we will act together to prevent you from making us even less free.
Freedom is definately something we should take for granted. It used to be that not everyone was free, that slavery prevailed and freedom necessarily what it was called. Fighting for freedom is also righteous. Say someone wants slavery, and threatens all free nations somehow (don't ask me how, it's just an example). Then we should fight back, should the risk be too great. However, we're not fighting for freedom in Iraq. The Al-Qaeda do not hate freedom, they hate America.
It should be something we take for granted, but since the beginning of time the world has been fighting for their ideas of freedom. I don't feel that anyone who has to lock their doors and windows, carry weapons, stand in long lines at airports to be checked for anything that could kill another human being, is freedom. So, obviously fighting for freedom has not worked, it is definitely gotten us less freedom. I am proud and honored that we had/have soldiers that fought/fight for freedom, I respect them most highly. But, somewhere along the long path to freedom, we have lost our way. While we in the United States are probably the most free of any nation, we can not walk streets alone without fear of being harmed. Our freedom is fading away, are you locking yourself in at night? You have just imprisoned yourself, out of fear. Where is the freedom in that?
The idea of "freedom" existed only after there was such thing as "bondage". In a world without bondage, there is no need for fighting for freedom. Therefore, if you believe you are free, then it must mean that you could have been taken over. Your question was kinda confusing. Are you really pointing out to the idea of "colonialism" or simply the idea of freedom in our daily lives? Because, ideally, they are different. Anyways, I say, freedom doesn't need to be fought over because for me, there is no such thing as bondage in the present world. But also, there is no need of taking it for granted because, again, there is no such thing as bondage in the present world. It's just that, WE ARE ALREADY FREE. (without the idea of bondage)
Freedom cannot be given to you. Instead it is something that you must choose. There is always a choice.
If you fight for freedom by hurting others than are you ever truly free. Your freedom then has come at a heavy price and you will forever be enslaved by your victims.
Freedom should not be built on a mound of corpses.
We shouldn't take it for granted but we shouldn't have to fight for it either. It should be something given to the entire world. We should all have the right to say what we are thinking and do what we want to certain limitations. We shouldn't have to have wars to get to the point where we can do that though. It should be as simple as everyone wanting peace and everyone gets the freedom they deserve. Just because you live in a place that you have freedon like here in America doesn't mean that you should take it for granted and lets say go out drinking all night just because you can.
people in England fought and died for centuries to get freedom for the masses and now we should respect the sacrifices they made that has let us have the rights we have got now but instead we are letting our liberty be chipped away by politicians making laws to suit their own agenda although its impossible to achieve true freedom (we need to live by laws for the greater good)its time to open our eyes and see which way the winds blowing before its too late
nothing, no matter what it is should be taken for-granted because u can lose the very thing u take for-granted at any time, so people must learn to be grateful.
as for fighting for something, i don't believe wars should be started, i believe in non-violent answers for solutions but i see that isn't always possible.
p.s. what the hell is southern johnny talking about?
Freedom is a very sacred thing. Fight with all your might to keep it. There will be a time when you will look back at this question and not be smiling.