Freedom To vs Freedom From
Channel: Perette Barella
Date: 2023-12-03

On the surface, freedom seems like a simple idea: you get to do what you want.  On closer inspection, though, there are two competing types of freedom: freedom to, and freedom from.  This video lays them out, looks at how we balance them in society including factors that decide which one "wins."  Finally, we look at what differing attitudes toward the balance tell us about ourselves, others, and society.

An essay version of this video is found at: http://perette.barella.org/Political/freedoms.html

0:00 On Freedom
2:30 The trading balance
4:27 When freedoms impose
6:28 Diverging outcomes
10:44 Reflecting
12:06 Libertarians
12:58 Healthy approaches
14:59 Freedom transactions
16:44 Antisocial Expectations
19:30 Tyrannies
21:46 Discrimination
23:44 A sidenote
24:42 Equity
25:20 Participating
26:17 Outro