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Pure personal freedom will never be possible for me, because I include "freedom from authority" among that list. If someone is above me, making decisions regarding my actions, or punishingly them similarly, then I do not feel "free." However, personal freedom is an apt goal, and I think one more should be listed:
* to be free of control by my own emotions
* to be free of control by my own rationality
I think both extremes are not free, as you allow extreme rationality (with no emotion) to rule your life, or you allow extreme emotions (with no rationality) to rule your life. Neither is "free," although you'd be the only one to know.
.. shrug, dont know if thats what you were asking for.
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