Freedom waxes and wanes, and freedom in some ways doesn't necessarily coincide with freedom in others. In the US, in the 50s and 60s and even 70s, you could bu

Freedom waxes and wanes, and freedom in some ways doesn't necessarily coincide with freedom in others. In the US, in the 50s and 60s and even 70s, you could build your house how you wanted, grow what you wanted in your yard, but you got drafted. I'd say we've come a long way on getting drafted. Since the 90s across the US gun laws have been relaxing. You couldn't get a handgun carry permit in Texas in 1995 unless you were law enforcement, as of yesterday you can carry a gun open without a license. That's one example, similar is happening nationwide. But you can't get on an airplane without potentially letting someone look in your butthole or rummage through your text messages. Overall I'd say that the US at least has gotten more free progressively throughout it's history. This trend feels like it is turning around right about now, but we will only know in the future. As far as the rest of the world, it does seem more and more countries are getting less free, at least the more developed and fast developing places.