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freedom only exists in community, not in isolation. to be a hermit is to be free only in the most negative aspect, to have freedom from the power of others, there is no positive freedom, the freedom to achieve full humanity.
I reject any concept of freedom that only wishes to be free as the hermit, to live as one wills selfishly as long as there is no harm done to others... only through a society that is fully functioning and socialised can people really be free to become happy. society must protect the isolated from drifting away and becoming hermits, they must, if necessary, be helped to become functioning members of the commune. It is not a case of force, a hermit must always be allowed to be a hermit, but in a communistic society only the mentally ill would wish such a thing.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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