Re: Freedom
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I hear a lot of talk about it, particularly as it relates to AC/communism, but there isn't really much of a discussion about freedom itself. I don't want to set up any straw men, so I'd like to hear some of the main proponents of AC give a defintion.
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to me being is free is not to be forced to do anything.
however, humans decided that civilization is better than total freedom and thus we gave away some of our "Freedom" to have civilization.
According to Locke (a famous philosopher)
Freedom is having a right to EVERYTHING (even bad stuff)and, that is why humans in their natural state according to him live in anarchy, where everyone is in civil war with everyone.
Locke goes on to say that humans have made a convenant to give up some of our freedom in return for securoy (at the time he we reffering to legitmize monarchy)
P.S. If you are interested you should read one of his books called Leviathan.
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