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     THE NATURE OF FREEDOM   
      
      
      
      93. We are going to argue that industrial-technological society cannot   
      be reformed in such a way as to prevent it from progressively   
      narrowing the sphere of human freedom. But because "freedom" is a word   
      that can be interpreted in many ways, we must first make clear what   
      kind of freedom we are concerned with.   
      
      94. By "freedom" we mean the opportunity to go through the power   
      process, with real goals not the artificial goals of surrogate   
      activities, and without interference, manipulation or supervision from   
      anyone, especially from any large organization. Freedom means being in   
      control (either as an individual or as a member of a SMALL group) of   
      the life-and-death issues of one's existence; food, clothing, shelter   
      and defense against whatever threats there may be in one's   
      environment. Freedom means having power; not the power to control   
      other people but the power to control the circumstances of one's own   
      life. One does not have freedom if anyone else (especially a large   
      organization) has power over one, no matter how benevolently,   
      tolerantly and permissively that power may be exercised. It is   
      important not to confuse freedom with mere permissiveness (see   
      paragraph 72).   
      
      95. It is said that we live in a free society because we have a   
      certain number of constitutionally guaranteed rights. But these are   
      not as important as they seem. The degree of personal freedom that   
      exists in a society is determined more by the economic and   
      technological structure of the society than by its laws or its form of   
      government. [16] Most of the Indian nations of New England were   
      monarchies, and many of the cities of the Italian Renaissance were   
      controlled by dictators. But in reading about these societies   
      
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