And we must recognize that sense of community with others is not just a romantic notion but a psychological necessity at every level of consciousness. I myself am wary of a new consciousness or a new culture becoming a new religion with all the orthodoxy that implies. These efforts will allow humans to give up our addictions, including the addiction to dominating others. We all will cultivate not merely tolerance for, but enjoyment and celebration of, individual and group diversity. Our human ignorance of our true nature and purpose prevents us from creating our own heaven on earth.
Freedom implies and requires voluntarism, cooperation, non-violent conflict resolution.
Going further, charity, voluntary redistribution of wealth and mutual aid act as safety nets which protect freedom. The ethical system above rejects the use of force, except in defense of self or others from physical attack. Limitations on individual freedom are only imposed though contractual agreements between parties or through consensus oriented decision making. This is the only way to protect minorities from the majority and to make sure that small minorities, special interests , do not wrangle control of supposedly majoritarian decision-making processes. Enforcement of contracts or consensual agreed upon community standards would be through voluntary compliance and non-violent coercion like publicity, picketing, and boycott.