Should freedom be given totally or meagerly?

avatar

image.png

Image source

Free world! Yea, it's a free world. We all came into the world without paying a dime. I don't know if any of us have seen a person that paid to have a free passage to the world through a woman. The earth is of the lord and the fullness therein. In as much as nature was given freely, we are born into it as a dominant without paying a dime. All of us have some certain right that we are entitled to as a citizen. They are freedom we deserve which is obligatory and cannot be challenged because they are constituted, except we commit an offence that can deny us of these fundamental rights or abuse it. All the rights comes with freedom. Examples are

i. Freedom of speech
ii Freedom of movement
iii. Freedom of association
iv. Freedom of worship
v. Right to personal liberty
vi. Right to freedom of expression
vii. Right to private family life and so on

So when we say "too much freedom", on which concept are we classifying it?

Thank God no one has to take permission before opening their mouth to talk. Free mouth free talk. We can open our mouth and close them as we wish. Maybe that's why it doesn't have a padlock and we don't also cover it the way we cover our john Thomas and Alicia Keys (Private parts) with clothe. The constitution of every country gives its citizen and alien the freedom of speech. No one should be denied the freedom of speech or expression. I'm explaining this constitutionally. We are all given the freedom to talk and express ourselves but there's a limit to what we can say

The freedom of speech given to us constitutionally still frown at threatening others through speech. The freedom doesn't encourage us to bridge other laws. When we talk freely and say what we should not say, we've gone against the law guiding the freedom of speech that we are constitutionally given

This is a life example. I was summoned in court last year that I was accused of criminal intimidation. It's a serious matter however I didn't carry a gun nor threaten someone with any form of weapon. You know what? The plaintiff accused me of threatening to deal with her and make sure she didn't live in her house peacefully. This was tagged "criminal intimidation" that if found guilty would land me in prison. But we have the freedom of speech right? So why should that lead me to trouble. Well, in a nut shell, there's limit to what we can say even though the constitution says we all have the freedom of speech. I just believe that the only time we should be comfortable to talk anyhow is when we have the evidence to back it up in case of necessity. Are you still eager to know about the court case? Smiles. It's still in court and I have my full evidence on ground. No worries. I'm 100% innocent

Is freedom only good when given sparingly

image.png

Image source

Well, I believe freedom shouldn't be given sparingly but that depends on the situation and condition surrounding it. When freedom is given let it be total says anonymous. Nigeria was given independence in 1960, and it was a total freedom. All affairs were managed by us and us alone. South Africa was said to be given independence in 1931 but the british monarch remains the head of state controlling the affairs of the state. In 1961, they became a republic and given a complete freedom, but there was a problem. They were politically played by the Europeans

Truly, it was made public that south Africans were free, but the Europeans that colonize them who were the white elites dominated politics because the black didn't participate in the 1961 referendum which deprived them of the right under south Africa's racist apartheid regime and the Europeans were also in charge of economics activities

They knew that most black South Africans were not into politics so the freedom given was just meager. It was only a sparing freedom. Just look at the years the south Africans were being played. They only received true independence in 1994 when the legend Nelson Mandela and ANC came into power with the multiparty and multiracial election carried out. Only then were they able to enjoy what is called a true freedom

The experiment

An experiment was carried out by a CEO to check whether giving freedom sparingly is better or not. He made it free for employees to take a paid holiday at any time as they wish giving them as much autonomy as possible. What happened? Some workers took more holiday than the other. They enjoyed the autonomy and the freedom. While many appreciated it, some misused the freedom by going extreme. It was discovered that when freedom is giving out-rightly, most people are always grateful because the freedom is axed in favour of generosity, however, those that will fuck the opportunity up will not seize to exist

Further more, giving freedom sparingly in the case of training a child isn't a bad thing because when children crave for freedom, they want it totally in other to do whatever they like which may not be the best for them.. To a great extent, too much freedom without supervision can make the child go astray. I just believe that too much of everything is generally bad. It's better to moderate things and try to strike balance. If freedom will be given, let it be moderate

Thanks for reading
This is ckole the laughing gas
One love



0
0
0.000
18 comments
avatar

I think freedom needs to have a limitation because if we are 100%free our world will be in mess..

0
0
0.000
avatar

100% Freedom isn't bad but some people misuse freedom, that's why some people are against 100% freedom. Thanks for the response friend.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Especially the freedom of speech,
Yes, it's a freedom to spill out but it has restrictions...just like you analysed.

A clear example is the regulation of the Hate Speech law in Nigeria 🤣

0
0
0.000
avatar

Yes bro. Freedom of speech has a restriction. No hate speech, else, you face the consequence You are on point sir.

0
0
0.000
avatar

I second your view on giving freedom sparingly. This way, they will be like control over what we can do to other humans and ourselves.

0
0
0.000
avatar

No be lie. That is important in some cases to checkmate our actions. Thanks sir

0
0
0.000
avatar

Hey, thanks for the text. I am often writing about freedom via my blogs. Some thoughts:

  • Freedom is for the individual and humans, while nations have sovereignty. Often, the word freedom is used to describe what nations and governments can do. The thing is that being an officially sovereign nation is not automatically equal to being a "free society" or a nation where citizens and others enjoy a high degree of freedom regarding freedom of speech.

  • What is "too much freedom" is up to humans to decide through debates and ideas. However, institutionally and politically, reducing freedom and increasing the government regarding arbitrary control and supervision is often easier.

  • "Moderate" can be a dangerous position. Remember that before the civil war in the USA, most Americans were not entirely pro- no anti-slavery but "in the middle." Also, in the 20th-century parts of Europe as Sweden, most men were not entirely pro- or anti-voting rights for women but in the middle.

https://glibe.substack.com/

0
0
0.000
avatar
(Edited)

Hey, thanks for the text. I am often writing about freedom via my blogs

That's great

What is "too much freedom" is up to humans to decide through debates and ideas

Really, we are all entitled to our opinion on matters like this and I strongly agree with your point on having different notion on what too much freedom means to us.

"Moderate" can be a dangerous position

Not in some scenarios like child upbringing. But when it's about National freedom, TOTAL FREEDOM IS THE ANSWER. I explained that in the "EXPERIMENT", a sub topic in the content. I understand your plight, and agree with you on your points. Thank you for the comment

0
0
0.000
avatar

Mandela is one of my role-models, but sadly, much of his vision was later abandoned by a corrupted ANC

0
0
0.000
avatar

When the good people in a party is no more, the corrupt ones injects with virus. That was what happened in ANC. Mandela is a legend even in his death.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Even if freedom is given to everyone and there are those who wouldn't want to cross the limit, others would be the Judas in their midst to misuse such opportunity. Too much freedom will make people abuse it and even infringe pain on others through such means.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Sure, some people know their limit no matter how much freedom you give them. However, some will still go beyond where they are supposed to turn back because of the freedom overflow. On point ma'am. Thanks for coming around. One love.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Yes I did laugh while reading it.

I can just imagine how the world would be if everyone had to take permission before they spoke.

Excuse me, I would like to speak to John now if you please grant me access to my mouth😂😂😂.

Freedom is good but seriously too much of it would be chaotic, I like how everything has it's limit.
Even with the things we are free to say, there's still a full stop to it.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Excuse me, I would like to speak to John now if you please grant me access to my mouth

Hahahahaha. We would have to bribe our mouth with delicious food to grant us free access to talk as we like. Each time the mouth is angry, it will shut us off. We will be forced to learn the deaf and dumb sign to communicate in case our mouth decides to go on break. You dope dia.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Awwnnnn🥺🥺... I think you are pretty dope too

I'm sorry that was so a girl's thing to say 😂😂

From your description, I'm beyond glad we don't have to take permission...I don't know if you're Nigerian, if you are then you'd understand sapa.
So when sapa happens, there will be no talking then 😂😂

0
0
0.000