In his essay "I Choose Exile," Richard Wright writes, "It was only in America where so much freedom is lacking that one hears long and impassioned arguments about freedom ...
"It is like listening to a starving man tells of his need for food."
I honestly agree with what Wright is saying because you never do hear a group of Americans agreeing on a certain thing! There’s always debates and disagreements with anything that's has too do with everything here in the states! I think that every word he Say's in this little quote is so true, when do you talk about freedom in America without someone making it a heated (impassioned) disagreement? Although there is not no right and wrong to what one really thinks about "Freedom” it is true what Wright is saying; that in it all there is freedom lacking in the states simply because of one's mix feeling on this topic.
To me I think America does lack certain freedom's & that would be the the mix up of what everything means ; like what the government really means; what the freedom of speech laws really mean ; things of that natural . Let me explain a little more; one has freedom of speech correct but it's really censored correct?? You can’t go in the streets & curse a police officer off and expect to get away with it! Correct! There is freedom here in the states but it's a limited source. Yes i honestly thing people from different parts of the world have different ideas on what freedom means simply because of where they come from & how there part of the world understands the word FREEDOM . Alot of people share so much mix feeling on this word & Wright was one of them .
I completly agree with you when you say there is no right or wrong!! that was the best part of your responce. and next time save me a seat; lol!
ReplyDeleteI agree there are mixed definitions. After reading all these blogs I think Americans who're born year confuse "freedom" with "go crazy and do whatever you want to do", their type of freedom would mean no law and order. Like you said, people who come here recognize the freedom here that is lacking in other countries- the freedom to do something, to move from class to class, to be someone, and those sort of things that are taken for granted here. Great commentary!
ReplyDeletei also agree with the above posts but if you could choose one freedom out of the above which would you choose
ReplyDeleteInteresting - the idea that freedom is dependent on not being in conflict with an authority figure (like a cop) assumes that authorities are just - which we know isn't always the case.
ReplyDeleteInteresting discussion - is freedom only freedom *from* restrictions by authorities, or is it also freedom to? Could poverty be seen as a lack of freedom?
I Like the way you think girl! and You are so right every individual out there has an different opinion on what "freedom" can actually mean and there are mixed feelings on exactly what it is. Topics like this we def. need to think about more as a whole. As far as the cop bit, that's one I don't think i'd ever do, tempting as it is but no lol
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