This is the second question that I ask. It may seem confusing as to why I would ask such a thing in the first place. The prior question doesn't usually get much hesitation, at all. Do you feel free? "No, I don't feel free"! Hence the followup question, why?. I have to think that most people have to hesitate to answer "Why?", because most don't even know why. Just a feeling that they feel, I'm guessing. Those ideas require some type of soul searching. As most reply with "We should be free, right"? How does one answer that one?
Of course everyone with their own unique experiences in life, have different points of view. Being "Free" might just mean they don't have to deal with responsibility. Which is a form of freedom. Some desire all the responsibility they can get and just accept any rules, codes, regulations, etc... without question. "I keep my business in the private", another would claim. There is freedom from authority, rules, regulations, responsibility, financial freedom, freedom from capitalistic mindset, freedom from communistic mindset, freedom to eat cake and drink beer whenever you wish. ;) (personal favorites) Whichever, or the combination thereof, points of view(s) one takes, one will only ask why they aren't feeling free when they aren't able to do as they wish. Or the restrictions become intolerable for whatever reason.
Some time in history, someone discovered that freedom was extremely valuable. They realized that if you could leverage another's freedom, you could control them. The clever part is to leverage the freedom without the other man/woman realizing it. Use physiological manipulation to create that leverage. Convince one to feel free enough, but get them to restrict themselves in the manner desired. Get a man/woman to apply, register, sign up for, become apart of, believe they are something they are not. As a result, one would tout, scream, argue, shout that they are free, and they really are, but don't know how to be truly free. It isn't what they "signed up for". Freedom is inherent, not given.
Is there a fight to be had? I guess it depends on ones perspective. There will always be two or more sides to be on with any issue, especially when it comes to our collective freedoms. If there is a fight, is it worth it? I mean possibly billions of people in history died fighting for freedoms. Even freedoms that were "limited". Go figure. In Part 1, I stated "FREE is FREE!" It seems to me that we are only willing to allow our precious freedoms to be infringed as long as it doesn't go past a breaking point. Most of the time we allow some little infringements, as we don't want to take the time away from our other interests. Fighting for the little things is just not worth it. It will be when we are backed up into a corner with very few choices, that we will actually fight.
Who do you fight? Where is this villain? Who is this "They" everyone talks about? Did the "government" make your kids dumb? The theys, thems, villains, whos, government, etc... are not the ones you seek. You are looking for the "man/woman". The man or woman personally being asked to prove he or she is the authority to make you do - a thing/something. Are you giving up your rights or are you asking the "them" to do something for you. Are you expecting "them" to take care of your responsibility?
It is a point of view, that one should look within to win the fight. What kind of freedom(s) do we really want? What line does one want to draw in the sand before enough is enough? I am saying that some, most, maybe a few likely give up their interests in being responsible. Not for everything, but for some things. Then more things. But I am "NOT" giving up beer!