Great bit of reading this afternoon, and a chance to reflect on what DOES "freedom" mean. You are so right. The word has many conotations. Being a gay man at 70 I certainly DO see a "pinch" on my freedoms, especially in IOWA where I chose to retire. It was a "barely blue" state when I moved here 14 years ago, but now firmly in the grips of a MAGA Gov. She has "aspirations" in the Republican Party, and is doing all she can to get a pat on the head from them. So, I'm not currently feeling as FREE as I did a decade ago....