Entry 24: Freedom and Equality

These are two words that are bandied about very liberally when talking about America's founding principles. Do you think these are truly American values? Why or why not? What do they mean to you? Are they something you take for granted, or do you hold them precious? Can you think about an example of something that you can do because you live in a free society? Describe it and explain why you need to be free to do it. What about things you can't do? In what ways is your freedom restricted? Do you think you live in a free society? Explain.

•  These values are the values that American claim that they have. However, if we look closely into things, we will find that this is not the case. Though there is more freedom in the country compared to the freedom in other countries, freedom is still limited by laws, as every country or ever society is. The value of quality is even more not the case. Women, African Americans (or other XXX Americans), foreigners, all of these groups of people have been discriminated against one way or another. According to the Gender Empowerment Index, there is no country where women is one hundred percent equal to men. African Americans is a very obvious example - they have been treated as inferiors for a very long period of time, as slaves, and as indentured servants. To mean, freedom and equality means the freedom to pursuit happiness, because many of the things you do in your life are actually your decisions and the equality of being treated like a person (many are not treated like human beings). Both freedom and equality are things we take for granted - many people are deprived of these two rights. I am free to walk around safely, without worrying being assaulted by other people. What I can't do, is to commit crimes. This is a given, because all societies have laws to maintain order, and in a way, it restricts freedom. Though freedom is in one way restricted, it is actually a privilege in our society because we can express and do most of our free will.