Freedom?
The gap between words and their internal meanings is worth observing and disassembling. If you aren't - someone is! A prime example of this is in the concept of Freedom, considered a good uncritically. Of course, if you listen to the right people, this isn't so much the case. Nonetheless, I'll recite some of what I've heard and expand upon it. Freedom is considered a good because it is a contrast to the bad of a lack of freedom. Britain in "1984" is a less free place to be than Britain of 2022. Or was it the other way around? Unrestricted freedom is a litmus test for a person's convictions, or lack thereof. Most find vices to re-enslave them. Some find virtues. This is because freedom is a transitory state, ending in enslavement to something else. The simple matter is that the lower parts of man know what they want, and they know how to get what they want. The higher parts need to be developed. Together, they make a far more pleasing union - but we only ...