Question: Political freedoms are best appreciated in those countries where they do not exist. Describe a specific situation in which political freedoms might be appreciated in a country where such freedoms do exist. Discuss what you think determines whether political freedoms are best appreciated in countries where such freedoms are denied or where they exist.
Answer:
As human, we tend to take for granted what we are accustomed to may it be our family, technology, or political freedom. When it is a part of our daily life, it is often overlooked and becomes unappreciated. In other words, we do not give much thought to those things for it is so readily available.
Political freedoms, just like anything else, are often unappreciated in those countries where they do exist. It is when those political freedoms are challenged and people are faced with the possibilities of losing those rights and privileges with which they have lived with most of or all of their lives will they become truly aware of those political freedoms and appreciate those more. A political freedom which often times get challenged and is often prevalent in the news is the freedom of speech. This is best exemplify by wikileaks release of government and other confidential documents. Due to the sensitive nature of these documents, censorship of these documents have been sought after by numerous organizations and countries including the US. The vast amount of news articles and people’s discussions regarding wikileaks in a way demonstrate their awareness if not appreciation for the freedom of speech.
Political freedoms are best appreciated in those countries where, whether those freedoms do exist or are denied, the people of those countries have a sense of global awareness. That the people know that such political freedoms do not exist in other countries as opposed to their country or that such political freedoms do exist elsewhere as opposed to their country. It is also vital for the people to know that such political freedoms are not always guaranteed and can be taken away.
Answer:
As human, we tend to take for granted what we are accustomed to may it be our family, technology, or political freedom. When it is a part of our daily life, it is often overlooked and becomes unappreciated. In other words, we do not give much thought to those things for it is so readily available.
Political freedoms, just like anything else, are often unappreciated in those countries where they do exist. It is when those political freedoms are challenged and people are faced with the possibilities of losing those rights and privileges with which they have lived with most of or all of their lives will they become truly aware of those political freedoms and appreciate those more. A political freedom which often times get challenged and is often prevalent in the news is the freedom of speech. This is best exemplify by wikileaks release of government and other confidential documents. Due to the sensitive nature of these documents, censorship of these documents have been sought after by numerous organizations and countries including the US. The vast amount of news articles and people’s discussions regarding wikileaks in a way demonstrate their awareness if not appreciation for the freedom of speech.
Political freedoms are best appreciated in those countries where, whether those freedoms do exist or are denied, the people of those countries have a sense of global awareness. That the people know that such political freedoms do not exist in other countries as opposed to their country or that such political freedoms do exist elsewhere as opposed to their country. It is also vital for the people to know that such political freedoms are not always guaranteed and can be taken away.
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