As suggested...it depends on how you define freedom....I believe there are degrees of freedom....in the USA we appear to have a lot more "freedom" to express....make choices...live compared to other countries....N Korea as an extreme....but once you decide to have a "civilized" society to allow groups of people to live and function in some harmony....then laws come into play....power takes some control so we become influenced by outside factors....Pure freedom probably can't work as ones desire to do something may have a direct impact on another's ability to do what they "freely" want...so checks and balances come into play and "freedom" gets watered down...but...when all is said and done...I am so far still free to think what I want...and within safe boundaries express what I want...and make personal choices daily....remember also...that freedom of choice creates consequences...and I think its often the consequence of our actions that people think erodes our personal freedom...
But perhaps the truest expression of freedom I have heard comes from a famous song ...."freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose"....
If you read the posts by the fellow @ecotrain passengers, you will realize that even in the US, you do have freedom but a restricted form of it. But yeah I do get your point and agree with it. Thanks a lot for this great input. :)