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HylianSwordsman on 07 July 2018
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VAMatt said:
HylianSwordsman said:

There is most certainly not just one definition. Merriam-Webster lists 15. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free

I mean it in sense 2, particularly b and c, while you mean it somewhat in sense 2d but mostly in sense 3.

Senses 1, 2a, and 4 are unrelated to this conversation.  

I'd argue that 2b is not correct.  Free citizen (in every practical way) is an oxymoron.  I could say the same about 2c, I guess.  So, yeah, 2d and 3 are what I mean by free.  And, as far as I'm concerned, the other (related) definitions are all doublespeak.  One is either free, or not.  

Sounds like we have a philosophical difference more so than a political one then. I maintain my point from our previous conversation that technology may one day create a voluntary institution that could serve as an alternative to government that you and I could both agree on. Until then, I'm more inclined to agree with massimus, though he and I would definitely have our political differences.