Freedom!!!!

Freedom is something that Humans have sought since the beginning of time.  The Spartans really did fight against Xerxes, in the name of Freedom.  They fought along with other Greeks and at the same time The Athenian General Themisticles fought the battle of Artemisium with the Athenian Navy Blocking Xerxes and his massive Persian Navy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae

   History and even song have romanticized the notion of freedom from Mel Gibson's not so accurate Freedom Speech in Braveheart, the movie about William Wallace of Scotland.

   Here is the Merriam Webster Definition of "Freedom"

 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom?show=0&t=1367278195

: the quality or state of being free: as

a : the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action

b : liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another : independence

c : the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous <freedom from care>

d : ease, facility <spoke the language with freedom>

e : the quality of being frank, open, or outspoken <answered with freedom>

f : improper familiarity

g : boldness of conception or execution

h : unrestricted use <gave him the freedom of their home>

2

a : a political right

b : franchise, privilege

The reality is no matter if you have Mel Gibson shouting Freedom in the Movies or King Leonides and his Spartans to their Deaths in the name of Freedom, no two people have the same definition of Freedom.

The United States of America got its start as European Christians fled Europe looking for Religious Freedom and to escape Religious Persecution.   But Ironically ran here and tried to dictate their laws and beliefs on others, themselves.  Just look at the puritans.

   The Vandals said it best, in their song Anarchy Burger.

 America stands for freedom
but if you think you're free
try walking into a deli
and urinating on the cheese

 http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-Great-Escape-lyrics-The-Vandals/1407B1703E56DFAF48256C96002C7684

    America has a lot of freedoms that other nations would only dream of.  But America still has laws. But there are some like the Vandals that think being free means you should have the right to go into a deli and Urinate on the cheese.

   The reality is that yes America has laws.  Our Founding Fathers did not intend to create a state of Anarchy.   They knew that Laws were still necessary while trying to give Americans the best chance of being free to pursue their own individual pursuit of Happiness.  

    The most interesting thing is that Americans used to be proud of their freedoms.  Now many wish they could give them all away in hopes of being free from Terror and or to get hand outs from the Federal government in the form of Welfare and not work to succeed on their own.

Statements like these from the Anti Freedom Mayor himself who believes he has the right to police how much soda you and I drink scare me to the core of my being.

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday the country’s interpretation of the Constitution will “have to change” to allow for greater security to stave off future attacks.
“The people who are worried about privacy have a legitimate worry,” Mr. Bloomberg said during a press conference in Midtown. “But we live in a complex world where you’re going to have to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden days, if you will. And our laws and our interpretation of the Constitution, I think, have to change.”

 http://politicker.com/2013/04/bloomberg-says-post-boston-interpretation-of-the-constitution-will-have-to-change/

Freedom is a fragile thing.  It can be lost easily and very quickly.  That is the scary thing.  I know Muslim Terrorists and other thugs want to take our Freedoms away, but aren't politicians like Bloomberg who want to take away yours and my freedoms in the name of keeping us all Just as Dangerous?????????????????