Does freedom really exist?

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I’ve always thought that freedom is fake. If it where real wouldn’t we be riding ponies while hunting eagles on land no one owns? What I see as freedom is living on the land of the wild like the Indians. The Indians where truly free, but now that kind of freedom is gone. Everything is screwed up. I don’t believe in a person ruling something like a king or a queen, even a president is on my hate list. It jus5 is so wrong and no matter what people say, freedom is fake, never will be, and we alllive in misery..

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  • kingofthebigToe
    5 years ago

    Another Brick in the Wall

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  • itachi_uchiha
    5 years ago

    Nobody is free until they can escape the prison of what other people think
    PS. Living in wild like Indians?? i don't think thats true

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  • Nickvey
    5 years ago

    Well, we are slaves to the beast system. but 3 billion of us live better than a French king did 300 years ago. the system that you hate made that possible. im not willing to give up airconditioning and antibiotics just to be free.

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  • e51pegasi
    5 years ago

    The only two people who are truly free in this World are the king & the vagrant.

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  • nikkiclaire
    5 years ago

    Of course we are. The only thing holding you back from doing whatever you want is fear of repercussions.

    If you don't care about consequences or know how to avoid them you can do whatever you want.

    We all share a planet tho. Even "the Indians" had rules.

    We are still free to wander the desert or mountains (regardless of what the law says).

    If you wanna walk off and disappear you can.

    You still have to live by natures laws tho and I hear she is a bitch sometimes.

    Good luck.

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  • Ummitsstillme
    5 years ago

    Lol@American Indians being free. They were constantly murduring eachother, why do you think there were so many tribes fighting over territory? And you think the chief didn't have more power and freedoms than lesser members of social hierarchies? Hollywood, cultural propaganda, and poor education systems have painted them as this innocent benevolent saint-angel culture devoid of corruption until the "evil white man" ruined it...
    The fact is the modern western social and governmental constructs provide the most freedom humanity has ever had.

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  • lonewolf1253
    5 years ago

    You mean you live in misery? Best to speak for yourself on that one. It is what it is. May as well make the most of it. Living in a fantasy world won't get you very far. Life can be hard. That's why only the strong survive. So which do you want to be? Weak or strong?

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  • [Old Memory]
    5 years ago

    Hunt an eagle and head over to federal prison for a year or so. That surely isn’t freedom.

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    • [Old Memory]
      5 years ago

      Good for the eagle hunter. I'm fine being a cog in the system, because the system protects bald eagles from asswipes who'd hunt them to extinction.

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    • RoseIsabella
      5 years ago

      HAHAHAHAHA!!!🤣

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  • Cesar91
    5 years ago

    Probably...

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  • RoseIsabella
    5 years ago

    This is very subjective.

    Some people are free, but in their heads they live like slaves, and vice versa.

    For me freedom would be having enough money to not have to worry about a thing. I would be able to afford a big house, and be able to take care of my elderly parents, and help my sister. Freedom for me would be largely financial. If I had the kind of money I would like then I could not only have certain amenities and luxuries, but I could also afford to hire a housekeeper and cook/chef for my folks and a personal trainer for me.

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    • Rich_Guy
      5 years ago

      Sorry, but your ideas of freedom and money just don't add up. Being in the elite 1% is hardly being free. To maintain our level of wealth, we must invest so that the plebeian 99% can create wealth more efficiently. In other words, it is our job to give you a job. If you are miserable doing it, you have the freedom live on public assistance. We don't care about you.

      Yes, much is expected from the super-wealthy and if we don't deliver, we will lose our fortunes. In exchange for our efforts, we get "privilege", eg. Caribbean golf outings, fine dining five nights a week, exclusive fitness facilities, exotic vacations, and that sort of thing. We are no more free than you. Just more complete, self-actualized people.

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      • Maid_in_Pink
        5 years ago

        Um...no. You're actually completely wrong. You don't have to invest and you aren't required to do anything with your wealth. Investments return yield higher than the initial investment, that's why they call them investments, if they were just so poor people could make money they would call it charity. My guess is that you're another average idiot trying to play off being rich because actual rich people fully understand that wealth comes from hard work and they don't blame normal people for consuming part of their wealth or taking up their time. They understand that businesses are built through the employees and an employees hard work and dedication is what gives them the quality to sell their product or service.

        Self-important entitled douche bags who were born with daddies money though...yeah...that's about where you're at IF you have any money at all.

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        • Rich_Guy
          5 years ago

          The point we are both ignoring is that the third generation of inherited wealth has problems. They are lazy snobs that don't care what their parents and grandparents have built. This generation are often worthless and entitled destroyers of wealth.

          I am speaking for the 1%. Your comment seems more directed to the .01%.

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          • Maid_in_Pink
            5 years ago

            No one elected you a spokesperson for them. You're speaking for yourself.

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            • ChiggerDaMan
              5 years ago

              Chiggar say you ain't no rich bitch. Chill your white ass.

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    • nikkiclaire
      5 years ago

      Ever hear the saying "to whom much is given, much is required."?

      Money and material things are burdensome. They require upkeep, attention and hard work to keep them.

      It's a nice dream but ask anyone with a lot of money if they are free.

      Having all that staff you mention requires you to manage them. Hire a manager but they still need to be looked over. If not they will rob you blind and rocket you to the poorhouse again.

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      • RoseIsabella
        5 years ago

        Well, it sounds like more fun than OP's idea of freedom to me.

        I could manage staff, or get my sister to do it. She ran her own modeling agency for ten years, so I know she's ethical.

        I think you just have a negative view of money and material things.

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        • nikkiclaire
          5 years ago

          I probably do have a negative view of money. I won't argue that.

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        • Alichael
          5 years ago

          I think that we are free and we are not free. What I mean by that is that if you want certain things in life, services, material possessions, or homes that cost money, you can't just get them, you have to work for them. And not everybody is going to be able to achieve a job which pays six figures a year. And when they do, the amount of time they need to spend devoted to work and not just being able to do what they want when they want becomes a large percentage of their time. And if they can't get a job like that, they won't be able to afford the services, material things, or homes that they wish. So in that sense, we are definitely not free. Only the few exceptional people who've inherited an incredibly large amount of money would really be free in that sense.
          In another sense, we are all free, unless you're incarcerated. We're all free what career path to choose, what job to look for, what school to go to, you're free to choose either school, vocational training, or just look for a job, you're free to try and start your own business and make it take off too. You are free to choose where ever you want to live (as long as you can afford it), and if we wanted, we could roam the country freely and wander around, not have to report back anywhere, can sleep where we want, eat what you want, don't have to have anywhere you'd have to go back to, and you can do it all legally (as long as you're not wandering onto someone's farm property).

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  • Dustyair
    5 years ago

    Survival itself is not free, there is no such thing as 100% freedom. But I like what we have much better than fucking goats up the ass and hunting eagles.

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