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[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I once read a really great comment about the difference in how Europeans and Americans view freedom as a concept and it's always stuck with me:

 

Europeans are mainly concerned with "freedom from". Americans are mainly concerned with "freedom to".

 

In other words, Europeans focus more on freedom from tyranny, oppression, injustice, etc., while Americans focus more on freedom to do things without the government telling then they can't, like own guns and so forth.