I hear a lot of Americans use that word. Online but also in real life. But what does freedom in the sense of a “free” country even mean?
It sounds like a propaganda term that does not have a clear definition.
Once asked some stranger at a burger place in San Francisco if it would be likely if the police would stop me walking around with a cup of coke (to check if I have alcohol in there). I really did not want a confrontation with the police. They said better not risk it. Talked to them a bit. Very friendly people but they also said that a lot of problems in the US are because they have too much “freedom” but asked what that even means they couldn’t answer me.
At the same time the only reason I even talked to them was because I did not have the freedom to walk around with an open alcohol container… Which I would be free to do in many places in Europe.
I think this word is just a way to evoke emotions and knee-jerk reactions and should probably be avoided…
I hear a lot of Americans use that word. Online but also in real life. But what does freedom in the sense of a “free” country even mean?
It sounds like a propaganda term that does not have a clear definition.
Once asked some stranger at a burger place in San Francisco if it would be likely if the police would stop me walking around with a cup of coke (to check if I have alcohol in there). I really did not want a confrontation with the police. They said better not risk it. Talked to them a bit. Very friendly people but they also said that a lot of problems in the US are because they have too much “freedom” but asked what that even means they couldn’t answer me.
At the same time the only reason I even talked to them was because I did not have the freedom to walk around with an open alcohol container… Which I would be free to do in many places in Europe.
I think this word is just a way to evoke emotions and knee-jerk reactions and should probably be avoided…