> Freedom isn't the ability "to do" something or anything, it is simply the absence of coercion.
A profound point apparently lost on so-called intellectuals. Thank you for understanding.
A profound point apparently lost on so-called intellectuals. Thank you for understanding.
Further, a freedom is likely to disappear without continued active exercise - which makes that freedom an action, contrary to your argument.
The idea that freedom is absent action or protection is absurd. Using the term "so called intellectuals" makes you sound obtuse.