The theory basically states- For one to limit oneself to a single goal of freedom is to entrap oneself by that goal, and so forth be enshackled by it. To be enshackled and so oppressed by freedom holds no crueller irony, but it is an irony held by many.
Sounds abit too wordy so I'll break it down- basically what this is saying is that if someone strives for freedom (from an authority) then in their fight for their freedom they may very easily become lost and from that not stop fighting for their freedom because they cannot see straight. In ages since time began the concept of a freedom fighter has always been present, but a person shouldn't just fight for freedom- freedom is a concept, a way of thinking (as shown through the different understandings of freedom). At the end of the day you cannot hold freedom, you cannot lift it up as a trophy to signify you've won it- it is a state of mind, and if someone thinks they haven't achieved it then they'll keep fighting for it. The worst part of this is that these freedom fighters often turn into the very authorities they're trying to overthrow- take the Taliban; part of a force built to fight off Soviet invaders. The Taliban hated the fact that someone had said "you know what I want this bit of land", they hated the fact that someone thought themselves superiour to them and so treat them as lessers, oppressed them and stopped them doing what they wished. So the Taliban fought back and beat the Soviets, then not all of them grasped the fact they'd won- they where entrapped. They continued to see enemies to their freedom everywhere and so lashed out everywhere, they became the very thing they hated by oppressing people's freedom, preventing their choices and taking their land- the people they fought to protect and the Taliban thought themselves superiour. The Taliban sought freedom but did not see when they had won it, as to them they still haven't; the chaos brought upon them "peacekeeping" organisations- to which they further saw as foes and so attacked. A very viscous circle all caused by a concept, an idea. They sought freedom and in seeking it they lost their's.
A solution to this is simple, do not have one singular goal, have many and more. The more goals you have the more goals you will see completed through your fighting and so after enough are fulfilled you can be assured that your ultimate aim for freedom is gained. A fancy way of saying this is, materialise your singular goal into a plethora of ideals.
Its strange how fighting for freedom often means you lose your own, an irony not to be laughed at or ignored- it is a serious problem to which leads to the extremists of today, the ones you see on the TV who fight for whatever cause it is and you know full well they have lost their way, like with "Islamic" extremists- these people are simply extremists, they may call themselves Muslims but they are almost the furtherest from the ideal Muslim.
Freedom is worth fighting for, but try not to lose your way in doing so.
For my next entry I think I'll discuss something on the misconceptions of communism. I've talked quite abit on freedom now so yeah I think I'll move on to others concepts and ideas.
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