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What is freedom? (beehaw.org)
submitted 6 months ago by xilliah@beehaw.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[-] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago

What about my freedom to apply violence and coercion?

[-] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago

This is why absolute freedom can never exist as long as there are at least 2 people in existence... Either they must both give up their freedom to harm the other, or soon there will only be 1 person left, maybe 0.

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