Originally posted by Pekka
"I don't understand the need to strive towards comprehensive freedom if that is not a real thing. How do you know you are recognizing parts of something that you can't even define?"
Well it would be impossible as well. I think that would be some sort of utopia in itself, so by very definition something we won't reach.
How can I recognize bits, well, I'll assume they are the bits of it as they'd be projected from what I consider oppression. So I get an example of oppression like say, government limits the things you can do by outlawing something. Say, government makes a law that requires you to come by every week and register. Just to check in. I'd consider that oppressive. So what I'd be looking at is to NOT have that. By not having that, what I'd consider oppressive, IMO would be then enhancing your freedom. Everything artificial that is enforced upon you, or most of it I would consider oppressive unless I have a choice.
"I don't understand the need to strive towards comprehensive freedom if that is not a real thing. How do you know you are recognizing parts of something that you can't even define?"
Well it would be impossible as well. I think that would be some sort of utopia in itself, so by very definition something we won't reach.
How can I recognize bits, well, I'll assume they are the bits of it as they'd be projected from what I consider oppression. So I get an example of oppression like say, government limits the things you can do by outlawing something. Say, government makes a law that requires you to come by every week and register. Just to check in. I'd consider that oppressive. So what I'd be looking at is to NOT have that. By not having that, what I'd consider oppressive, IMO would be then enhancing your freedom. Everything artificial that is enforced upon you, or most of it I would consider oppressive unless I have a choice.
First of all, I'm not sure those are moral principles.
Second of all, I'm not... these would be practical applications to ensure the maximum amount of freedom possible in the current environment, that's what I'm after. Practical. Thus anarchism would not be one of the optimal solutions IMO.
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