The idea of 'Freedom' is continually propagated by pop songs, Hollywood films, soaps and even politicians. Question anyone about freedom and they will rise to defend it, whether they are a socialist, capitalist, Christian or an atheist.
Revolutions occur in the name of freedom.
Lenin promised the masses freedom if the Tsarist regime in Russia could be over thrown. Even the ANC trumpeted this idea of 'Freedom' to remove the oppressive racist regime of South Africa. So many people in today's society carry the idea of freedom without ever thinking what it actually means. A purist would say freedom means that a person is only accountable to himself, no one has the right to tell him what to do. Western secular societies claim to be built on freedom.