© by Gerald So | 3:30 AM
On Independence Day I'm reminded the United States isn't as free as it should be for everyone. We still have a ways to go. New challenges arise. I'm also reminded the United States is where it's most possible to reach new levels of freedom.
To me, freedom means we understand and respect each other's human experience. If one's notion of freedom impedes someone else's, it's wrong. As a country that aspires to embody freedom, we should fight for everyone's, not the ironically narrow definition "Only I get to do what I want."
Independence Day marks the beginning of Americans' fight for freedom from Britain. It has grown into a never-ending battle because freedom by nature expands. Trying to limit it to one group or person isn't true freedom, but oppression.
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