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The freedoms I speak of are largely those that are legislated and ingrained in the culture. There are many things we can do in North America that are illegal in other countries. Consider the plight of women that is still going on in other areas. Consider how religious and cultural minority groups are treated elsewhere.
I agree with what you are saying in that there is much that is dicey when it comes to freedom and authoritarianism, but then you consider the fact that virtually any one of us can go to a library or use the Internet to find out what's what, or maybe even contact certain helpful organizations and groups that are eager to help. Not so in some other areas.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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