There is no such thing as true freedom

easiest way to gauge freedom is to look at what freedom isn't... staying in the Ukraine isn't freedom. What a worry.

Freedom means different things to different people and circumstances really.

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not being trapped in a wheelchair and being able to get in and around places that you can't when in a wheelchair.

Freedom, no ties, no obligations, no commitments, no one and no thing to answer to.

Freedom of speaking not being lock up.

freedom of speech, freedom to make our own choices,, lot of which are being slowly eroded by politicians!

The meaning of freedom varies from person to person, it's like saying someone isn't "normal" because it's not what is "normal" means to you.

running around in bare feet ,also being able to say,& think what I like & express my opinions

Freedom is fragile, relative, there is subjective and objective freedom - oh, I don’t know anymore! Is it really free? Does it have a price? Can I buy it? Then...it is a man-made product, sometimes is available, sometimes not, some shops have it some not...various qualities...and sometimes you just run out of it!

Being able to be a human being. Not being locked up or being told not to be able to speak up.

to have all your needs taken care of food,shelter ,heat ,water and mobile of course

Freedom is not valued until, until you don't have it!

Something I don't have at the moment

the power or right to act, speak, or think as we want - the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved - freedom from fear is what we hope for and finally free to be who and what we want to be Edited 05-Mar-22 18:08pm

The freedom to have a daily discussion...

We have freedom go visit the ukraine

Agree with everyone but there are things at the moment we are not free to do eg vaccines, go to clubs, cafe etc. look at nurses, police & teachers sacked that's not being free.

Do what you want when you want

I think you have already said it all. Australians have much more freedom than many other countries in the world. If we lived in those countries that are dictatorships we might realise how lucky we are to have our freedom.

I believe freedom is you can get up; n the morning and wear pyjamas at breakfast, enjoy the breakfast I feel like eating. The just doing what i may have planned to do for the day. It D es have some downsides and the main one being I may not have conversation with someone for days.

freedom seems to be a personal obligation rather than a right

Freedom is being free to make choices, good or bad, making sure that what you choose doesn't violate the rights and freedoms of others. That is what it should be like living in a Western democracy.

Cutting through the red tape of a millions ways to express it .. Freedom is what we have in right under our noses here in AUSTRALIA... yes you can embrace it, smell it, taste it and devour it! This hungry Hungarian Aussie convert is living proof of it's benefits.Edited 05-Mar-22 15:56pm

It's what life was like before our Government decided to start taking away our personal choices.

there is a price for everything nothing is free maybe love

Depends where you are and what you face. To me it means number of choices - if you only have 1 option then that's lack of freedom but if you have 2 or more then that gives you a greater degree of freedom. A lot of people would argue about the mandates being a lack of freedom but I beg to differ because you still have more than one option. For some people it is only one option due to job requirements/needing to pay rent or comorbidities in the family etc. So yeah it depends on the conditions.

Freedom for me is living a life that is not dictated by any person, government or religion even though we all need laws to abide by or otherwise it would be chaos. I can live with laws but not being dictated to, been told how to live or what work I have to do. Soldiers lost their lives for our freedom as they fought for our country. If they hadn't Australia would certainly be a different country now and well we would be living in concentration camps being used up for what ever we were capable of. Thank goodness that didn't happen. With the threat of WW3 around the corner appreciate the freedom you have because it could be gone tomorrow.

THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS CO-OPERATING AND LIVING WITHIN SOCIETAL NORMS

TO ME FREEDOM IS THE ABILITY TO THINK, SPEAK, WRITE AND TRAVEL WITHIN MY COUNTRY WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR

Freedom is the right to make discrimination and victimisation charges against a School Principal without further victimisation. In NSW, after a negotiated process to transfer the woman out of a bitter and hostile situation to another school , after a Freedom of information request, she finds out that the Government Education officials covered up the criminal activities of the principal and recorded that the female teacher was transferred for the "good of the staff". Her career is grossly affected, the Department spends a fortune on defending the principal and allows him to continue to commit similar actions against other females without penalty. Who will audit how much public money was spent on covering up the damage that this man did, to staff and students alike To the NSW Government, Freedom does not exist.

Being me.

Ask those in the war torn countries what freedom is. We are free to live our lives as we want. Yes some restrictions on speaking or writing bad things that are lies otherwise it’s full steam ahead

For me it is being able to decide what I want to do, how I want to live and be able to walk out my front door without restrictions or fear as there are in many societies. Freedom of thought and actions but with this freedom also comes responsibility which many do not like to adhere to. Yes there are laws one must follow as without them only anarchy exists. Many people marched here in Australia against masks, vaccines, lockdowns etc. However, we had just over 5000 deaths and just over 3 million reported cases. Victoria had the majority of these cases. Mostly all restrictions have been lifted now but people are still protesting - for what now? Some politicians are saying we lost our freedom and will again as soon as the election is over. These are the same people who backed the protesters and put out incorrect messages. Scare mongering at it's best. We do not have soldiers on our streets carrying assault weapons. We were allowed out to shop, exercise, walk the dog, take our kids to and from school, get medical, dental etc. services. Yes our liberty was limited during this period but the virus was managed. So, freedom comes with responsibilities to others in our society. Freedom is not being ruled with an iron fist and a rifle and threats and deaths. I never felt my freedom was taken away from me during this time. My opinion was that I was working towards the freedom of beating the virus so life could get back to normal for everyone.

Being true to yourself. Not worrying about judgement from others so long as your actions have value and are morally ethical. The price we pay is lonliness and isolation because people in general cannot have open conversations or differ in opinions and just be left at that and still be friends. Jealousy, envy and money are our curse in life without those care and love might abound.

So long as Governments, politicians and self-styled Do-Gooders who think they know better than everyone else stay out of the way and keep their mouths shut we have all the freedom we need. Abolish Political Correctness, allow people to think and say what they really think. Abolish the Greatest Curse ever visited upon Human beings: Religion - at least Religion as it is today which has been bastardized again by people who think they know better than everyone else, who deliberately misinterpret and selectively use parts of books such as the Bible, the Koran etc. to persecute others who don't agree with them.

You are free to choose true freedom or freedom with obligations but you are never free from paying the price…..lol Death

I don't think true freedom exists.

LIBERATION. NON COVID LIVING.

Everyone has freedom, the extent depends on our governements, but individually we are free when we dont allow other to infringe on our inner peace,.... Jesus is the answer.

Looks like freedom is something for free. No freedom - you have to pay.

its an illusion,in reality the only freedom is in your head,there are those that are even trying to take that away

so many answers to this, it depends on so many outside forces. however if you mind is operating and you can shut out what you consider 'bad' things then I think you are free, but...???

Apparently, in Ukraine, the price of freedom is death.

Freedom is not being locked up

Not having to listen to or hear from the anti vax brigade.

Freedom is space democracy living by the laws of the land choices freespeach freedom is the gift of living the way one wants to bearing in mind those around us

Freedom of mind. You can imprison bodies, put restrictions on how people live and act but if your mind is free so are you. Stephen Hawking was a prime example.

I like having freedom is because I can do whatever I want everyday.

Being able to make all my own day to day decisions.

Freedom, it's when you run around naked in your house and don't give a rats. Or wearing no underwear when wearing a skirt or dress :) It's liberating.....HAHA

Freedom is the state where you can act, speak and think as you want to.

Freedom is when you decide,when and where you are going ,how to dress wether you want to believe in the Lord ,If want to work or stay home ,Travel or not to travel,obey the law or not to obey the law ,when you eat,when and if you want to clean your house,or mow the lawn ,the list go'es on .We are so spoilt in new Zealand we are free to do what we want .

Freedom is doing what you want, when you want to me.

To believe in God and be able to think and discern.

Freedom is something that so many people do not have.

Freedom means Four words, Truth, Respect Love and forgive.. Do not do onto others, what you do not want others to do to you.

To choose what you would like to do with your life. To be given human rights live safely. Unfortunately when things go wrong within a Country the leaders take away your human rights and to feel safe for you and your family. They may plunge you into something you have little say in. They take control of you and do not care whether you live or die.

Freedom comes by blood. Shedding and giving blood when fighting in war to keep the liberties and comforts to those that live in your country (If you live in America) I'm unsure how other countries view freedom (as I have never been to any of them)

A myth - FREEDOM is used as an elixir to pacify the masses (on every level of human endeavorment) - therefore, homo sapiens will not question the questionable behavior of their society and/or government!!Edited 05-Mar-22 04:33am

Freedom to me is life itself feeling good when you wake up in the morning and seeing the sunshine and the warm rays and feeling that today may not be as bad you think. Then meet the day with a glorious way of looking at it. The country we live in is suppose to be based on that type thing but with everything going on and the restrictions it in curs it is sometimes hard to appreciate going outside and feeling the zeal of a brand new day.

Independence to live a happy and carefree existence.

Never,I am under parent control when before merry .and under husband control after married.

Freedom? Are we ever “free”? Mortgages, jobs, family, commitments and life. Nah. Nice thought though

You would only be totally free if you were by yourself...and you might not live long that way...we need to co-exist and that requires rules and compromises...freedom is relative

Free to make our own choices.