No one frees you—you’re already free.
The focus shouldn’t be on asking permission to exercise your freedom, but on resisting those who try to restrict it.
The only limit to individual freedom is where another person’s rights begin. How do you spot that line? For me: any objective act of aggression—from psychological aggression like inescapable harassment, to physical aggression of any kind, even something as minor as an intentional shove, not just outright blows.
Our shared goal should be building a community where people understand these limits well enough to respect them in dealing with others, and to respond proportionately when faced with oppressive measures.
…but we’re still far from agreeing on that goal, let alone acting on it.