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It's politically charged but has little meaning. "They hate us for our Freedom" and "They hate us for being American" are virtually synonymous. As such I welco

• vacri 15y ago
  In real terms, in the modern day, Americans are no freer than their contemporaries. They're a bit freer here and a bit less free there, but there's a lot of equivalence in the limitations of what you can do, both legally and culturally. I certainly found when I visited the US for a while that there was nothing I felt I was freer to do legally (tourists don't really get to 'bear arms'), but plenty I couldn't do culturally - ironically mostly about speaking freely in public. I imagine an American visiting Australia would feel similar cultural restrictions, but again, no particular activity they're used to would be forbidden them legally. I guess it just irritates when you run into those particular folks who define themselves as 'free' and making you out to be 'not free' by comparison.