What does true freedom look like? Does it look like a voter’s ballot or someone walking out of prison? Is it seen in being able to buy anything I want or in the fact that I don’t owe a thing to anyone? Of course, it’s crucial to define what we mean by freedom so that we know what we’re looking for, what we’re hoping to attain.
Say that a child runs outside and climbs a tree because he wants to get away and be free. In his exuberant effort to be free, the boy wanders out onto a tree limb, turns around, and begins severing the last connection he has with the world — the limb. Having sawed through the limb, the boy quickly realizes that he not only failed in achieving his goal of complete freedom, but discovers that what he was seeking wasn’t true freedom at all. In his effort to achieve freedom, the boy finds himself in a worse situation then before — broken limbs and all! or some another examples; the burglar cannot have the freedom to steal, the thug cannot have the freedom to mug, and the businessman cannot have the freedom to excessively pollute and pay no taxes.
Well there is much to disuse about this topic, we will just start from knowing what actually is freedom? Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint, and the absence of a despotic government. freedom is self-determinance; it is the condition of minimal constraint. Okay you might have got the idea what actually is freedom but do you think you are free? Are you allowed to make your own decisions? Are you not be bound of anyone?(as a child then of your parents) Is there human rights? Women empowerment? Laws made under religious sayings?
All I can say is maybe, or might, and so do you, cause your not sure about it. There isn't only one kind of freedom, there are many, and to be completely free means to be obeying those laws and not feel cool to disobey them, if there is only one kind of freedom in a society/country then, there citizens might not be obeying them. Securing freedom from fear and freedom from want is very likely to entail some collective, organized action. That kind of activity is often carried out most effectively and efficiently (although, admittedly, not perfectly) by the government. If we want to live in a society where freedoms are protected and where the opportunity to exercise freedom is assured, we have to rely on some form of governance. So far, liberal representative democracy seems to do the best job of it.
The main types of freedom are;
Freedom of the press prohibits the government from interfering with the printing and distribution of information or opinions. It can be limited by libel and copyright laws, and it doesn’t include the act of news gathering.
Freedom of expression includes freedom of speech, of the press, of association, of assembly and petition. This freedom doesn’t extend to expression that defames, causes panic, creates fighting words, incites people to crime, creates sedition, or is obscene.
Freedom of speech is the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference. The right doesn’t extend to hate speech, advertising, child pornography, and a few other instances.
Freedom of Religion is the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance. This right extends to any religious belief, but not in the practice of all religious activities (for example, ones that involve breaking other laws).
Freedom of Assembly, sometimes used interchangeably with the freedom of association, is the individual right to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests. The right to freedom of association is recognized as a human right, a political freedom and a civil liberty. This freedom can be limited by laws that protect public safety.
There is nothing mysterious about the foundations of a healthy and strong democracy. The basic things expected by our people of their political and economic systems are simple. They are:
- Equality of opportunity for youth and for others.
- Jobs for those who can work.
- Security for those who need it.
- The ending of special privilege for the few.
- The preservation of civil liberties for all.
- The enjoyment of the fruits of scientific progress in a wider and constantly rising standard of living.
Internal freedom refers to the first and most basic type of freedom is embodied by the chap in jail, All normal human beings are born and remain free in the most important sense that they are forever and at every conscious moment freely-choosing beings. We can not escape this kind of freedom even if we try, for we must then freely choose among means of escape, and so on. Although External freedom refers to the normal and common freedoms expected in daily life, in most countries. It is something described as freedom from. because it implies immunity from undue interference by authority, especially by government. It is also sometimes called "negative freedom."
-Al'z written!
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