what does freedom mean to you?

i had two main reasons for going to keene recently

1. to find out what freedom meant to them


2. to understand their principles/values/priorities

for some, freedom meant smoking pot. for others, the freedom of religion. for still others, it meant the opportunity to build a life - they were fleeing oppressive states

a few new ideas presented themselves

• volunteer society


• what do you (does the state) have to do to prevent someone from doing something?


• big tent freedom (strategy of inclusiveness)

here are some more that i already valued

• non aggression principle


• self ownership


• non-obligation (Rand/Objectivism vs communism "from each")


• gun in the room (Stefan Molyneux)


• the immorality of victimless crimes


• morality of self-defense

i recommend that you spend some time researching the above to solidify your principles/values (ala Glen Beck). note that there may be an act (ex freedom to practice your specific religion) that may be abstracted to a more generic idea (freedom of religion/expression/association/non aggression)