This one is related to People and their stated goals, below. But this is the most common example, and I wanted to write a bit more about this.
Freedom is a concept that most people find desirable, at least for themselves - many people, however, would like nothing else than to take away other people’s freedom. But I digress - what I mean is that, to most people, “freedom = good.”
However, many freedoms have been taken away in the name of freedom. Confused yet? 
The problem is that many people only “remember” the “freedom = good” part, and forget about what the word really means, and will support anyone who says he’s “fighting for freedom” or “defending freedom”… regardless of what he actually does.
This is not new. Ever heard of the French Revolution? It was supposedly about “freedom”, yet it was a reign of terror that virtually destroyed the country, and caused the death of millions. “Freedom?” You would have your head cut off if you looked at the “freedom-loving” revolucionaries in the wrong way, or if anyone - without needing a shred of evidence - accused you of being a “counter-revolucionary”. Because they said they were “fighting for freedom”, all their actions, anything they ever did, was completely excusable, and any criticism would label one as “anti-freedom” - to the guillotine!
A more current example is when a particular country is equated with “freedom”. Yes, that country may have once been the most free in the world, a bastion of freedom itself. But that doesn’t mean that “freedom” and “that country” are the same thing. The country is free only while it stays free. It wasn’t like some badge for perpetuity, you know. It’s perfectly possible that that country becomes “less free” and that other countries become “more free”. This is, of course, what I think the Bush administration, and their supporters, are doing. They say they’re “for freedom”, so anyone who is against them is “against freedom”… but from whom do the anti-freedom measures, such as the PATRIOT Act, come? Since when has disagreeing with the President made one a “traitor” or a “terrorist helper”? Never mind invading other countries…
Freedom isn’t automatic. You aren’t free just because you once were. And someone can say he’s “for freedom”… and be lying.
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Oh, El Shrubbo del Estupido is all for “freedom”-as in, the freedom to agree 100% with everything he does. If you don’t, then he turns loose his smear machine to ruin you.
Today may mark the atsrt of a true turning point.
And let’s not forget that freedom isn’t actually free.
Freedom means having to be responsible for your actions
Strange how those who shout so loudly that they are protecting our freedom keep taking it away from us. They are so subtle that if we dont pay attention we dont notice until we wake up one day and discover it’s gone. We need to pay attention. Wake up America!
The real and sad truth of humans.
You cant really fight for freedom, Well you can fight for it, but you will only prolong
for a moment the enivitable.
As history has shown there is little freedom, it really only lasts 100 years maximum before
those free people have destroyed what gave them their power in the first place.
So what can you do, there are two options. ( in my stoned opinion )
Option A: Invent a divice that makes people intelligent in 5 seconds
and personally do it to each of them to prevent tampering.
Option B: Be glad youve had so much life so far and that its been relatively peacefull
and hope for your childrens sake that the trap wont close in their lifetimes.
Oh and for those who say internet is the back door. ie the key to freedom.
Lets see how well the internet works when it is considered the biggest threat to “humanity”.