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''Freedom'' is an important concept for [[Wikispooks]]. It is the contention of this website that a lot of modern institutions do not, ''in reality'' deliver what they offer. The immediate relevance to freedom is that a lot of modern social institutions, such as schools, politics or businesses, argue that they allow people to be 'free' in various ways. It is ironic that even as technology is facilitating global discussion and self-expression, exchange of ideas on an unprecedented level, [[free speech]] is being criminalized, and ever more [[mass surveillance]] measures is being carried out.
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'''Freedom''' is an important [[concept]] for [[Wikispooks]]. It is the contention of this website that a lot of modern institutions do not, ''in reality'', deliver what they promise. The immediate relevance to freedom is that a lot of modern social institutions, such as schools, politics or businesses, argue that they allow people to be "free" in various ways. It is ironic that even as [[technology]] is facilitating global discussion and self-expression, exchange of ideas on an unprecedented level, [[free speech]] is being criminalized, and ever more [[mass surveillance]] measures is carried out.
  
 
==Official narrative==
 
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Freedom and [[democracy]], democracy and freedom... Land of the free... end of history... They hate our freedoms...
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Freedom and [[democracy]], democracy and freedom... Land of the free... end of history... They hate our freedoms... Democracy gives people freedom of choice about government.
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==Etymology==
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The concept of "freedom" emerges as a contrast with [[debt]] [[slavery]].{{cn}}
  
 
==Illusory nature==
 
==Illusory nature==
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The freedom to choose offered by [[party politics]] is obviously a severe limit to freedom. This angle is rarely if ever  
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The freedom to choose government as offered by [[party politics]] is a severe limit to freedom - a point rarely if ever explored by {{ccm}}.
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{{QB|"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."<br/>
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|text=The illusion of [[freedom]] will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the [[illusion]] becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.
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==Freedom of thought==
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{{FA|Freedom of thought}}
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===Forced schooling===
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Article 26 of the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] guarantees that young children have a ''right'' to be forced to attend [[schools]].<ref>[http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html#a26 Article 26], Universal Declaration of Human Rights</ref> Huh?
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{{QB|"Education should aim at destroying free will so that pupils thus schooled, will be incapable throughout the rest of their lives of thinking or acting otherwise than as their schoolmasters would have wished."<br/>[[Bertrand Russell]], The Impact of Science on Society (Columbia U. Press, 1951)}}
  
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==Forced schooling==
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==Freedom of speech==
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The [[UN charter]] guarantees that young children have a ''right'' to be forced to attend [[schools]]. Huh?
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{{QB|"Education should aim at destroying free will so that pupils thus schooled, will be incapable throughout the rest of their lives of thinking or acting otherwise than as their schoolmasters would have wished."|[[Bertrand Russell]], The Impact of Science on Society (Columbia U. Press, 1951)}}
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[[Freedom of speech]], long established in natural law, has recently been subject to attacks by "[[democratic]]" governments, in the name of the "[[war on terror]]".
  
 
==Freedom of movement==
 
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The rise of the carceral state in USA is unprecedented, and whilst other nations have far fewer actual prisoners, many states have harsh [[visa]] requirements or immigration policies which limit people's freedom of movement. 'Economic [[Globalisation]]' has allowed greater freedom of movement within the [[European Union]], but globally, the case is not so straightforward.
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[[image:freedom_of_movement.jpg|left|thumbnail|380px|[[2020]] saw unprecedented restrictions on [[freedom_of_movement]], largely accepted by people who had been [[panicked about Covid-19]]]]
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Freedom of movement has been impacted since the development of [[passports]] and [[visas]]. Under the "[[war on terror]]", increasingly ad hoc restrictions are being imposed in the name of "[[national security]]".
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==Freedom of health==
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{{FA|Health Freedom}}
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Important concept during [[COVID]].
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Latest revision as of 05:29, 4 September 2021

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Freedom is an important concept for Wikispooks. It is the contention of this website that a lot of modern institutions do not, in reality, deliver what they promise. The immediate relevance to freedom is that a lot of modern social institutions, such as schools, politics or businesses, argue that they allow people to be "free" in various ways. It is ironic that even as technology is facilitating global discussion and self-expression, exchange of ideas on an unprecedented level, free speech is being criminalized, and ever more mass surveillance measures is carried out.

Official narrative

Freedom and democracy, democracy and freedom... Land of the free... end of history... They hate our freedoms... Democracy gives people freedom of choice about government.

Etymology

The concept of "freedom" emerges as a contrast with debt slavery.[citation needed]

Illusory nature

The freedom to choose government as offered by party politics is a severe limit to freedom - a point rarely if ever explored by commercially-controlled media.

Frank Zappa on freedom.jpg

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Freedom of thought

Full article: Freedom of thought

Forced schooling

Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees that young children have a right to be forced to attend schools.[2] Huh?

"Education should aim at destroying free will so that pupils thus schooled, will be incapable throughout the rest of their lives of thinking or acting otherwise than as their schoolmasters would have wished."
Bertrand Russell, The Impact of Science on Society (Columbia U. Press, 1951)

Freedom of speech

Full article: Rated 4/5 Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech, long established in natural law, has recently been subject to attacks by "democratic" governments, in the name of the "war on terror".

Freedom of movement

Full article: Freedom of movement
2020 saw unprecedented restrictions on freedom_of_movement, largely accepted by people who had been panicked about Covid-19

Freedom of movement has been impacted since the development of passports and visas. Under the "war on terror", increasingly ad hoc restrictions are being imposed in the name of "national security".

Freedom of health

Full article: Health Freedom

Important concept during COVID.



 

Examples

Page nameDescription
Anarchism
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of movementThe freedom to move around.
Freedom of speechA fundamental freedom which is being rapidly curtailed by the so-called "War On Terror"
Freedom of thought
Health FreedomA Libertarian campaign for freedom in the field of health. Anti Big Pharma.

 

Related Quotations

PageQuoteAuthorDate
"Hate speech"“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”George Orwell
Academic“In academic institutions, freedom of thought and expression is in retreat in many areas. Administrators of universities have become top-down representatives of government, rather than defenders of the independence of their institutions. Funding is sought from corporations as well as governments: "market forces" is a euphemism for conformity to corporate demands.”Ivo Mosley2013
Ernesto Araújo“I’m not a great fan of the concept of the great reset. We don’t have anything against what’s in it […] but what’s not there — the concept of freedom and democracy”Ernesto AraújoMarch 2021
COVID-19/Resistance“I have done my bit and been vaccinated because we were told that was the route to protect others and regain our freedoms. Neither was correct. I will not allow my perfectly healthy body to become a cash cow for Pfizer.”Allison Pearson9 December 2021
George Carlin“Smug, greedy, well-fed white people have invented a language to conceal their sins. It's as simple as that. The CIA doesn't kill anybody anymore, they neutralize people, or they depopulate the area. The government doesn't lie, it engages in disinformation. The Pentagon actually measures nuclear radiation in something they call sunshine units. Israeli murderers are called commandos, Arab commandos are called terrorists. Contra killers are called freedom fighters. Well, if crime fighters fight crime, and firefighters fight fires, what do freedom fighters fight?”George Carlin
Linh Dinh“Freedom: Self-sanctioned license to ignore consequences”Linh Dinh
Arne Duncan“Have you noticed how strikingly similar both the mindsets and actions are between the suicide bombers at Kabul’s airport, and the anti-mask and anti-vax people here? They both blow themselves up, inflict harm on those around them, and are convinced they are fighting for freedom.”Arne Duncan29 August 2021
Benjamin Franklin“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”Benjamin Franklin
MLK“He who lives with untruth lives in spiritual slavery. Freedom is still the bonus we receive for knowing the truth.”MLK
MLK“A doctrine of black supremacy is as dangerous as a doctrine of white supremacy. God is not interested in the freedom of black men or brown men or yellow men. God is interested in the freedom of the whole human race, the creation of a society where every man will respect the dignity and worth of personality.”MLK
Malcolm Muggeridge“In the eyes of posterity it will inevitably seem that, in safeguarding our freedom, we destroyed it. The vast clandestine apparatus we built up to prove our enemies' resources and intentions only served in the end to confuse our own purposes; that practice of deceiving others for the good of the state led infallibly to our deceiving ourselves; and that vast army of clandestine personnel built up to execute these purposes were soon caught up in the web of their own sick fantasies, with disastrous consequences for them and us.”Malcolm MuggeridgeMay 1966
Colin Powell“[Terrorism] is the cost of doing business and it's not just something that can happen overseas but, as this community knows better than anyone, it can happen here... I think there are limits to what you can do in a free society.”Colin Powell11 August 1998
Roger Scruton“Liberals seek freedom, socialists equality and conservatives responsibility. And, without responsibility, neither freedom nor equality have any lasting value.”Roger Scruton

 

Employees on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobAppointedEnd
Shami ChakrabartiDirectorSeptember 2003March 2016
Andrew PuddephattGeneral Secretary19891995

 

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/12280-the-illusion-of-freedom-will-continue-as-long-as-it-s
  2. ↑ Article 26, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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