Bitcoin is Freedom Technology

Living in the United States awards its citizens certain freedoms that many people don’t ever consider or realize, the luck that is truly bestowed upon them for living in this country. While this statement is rooted in a reflection of people within the United States, the same can be said for many of the Western countries in the world who have “stable” currencies and a basic semblance of a representative democracy. There are obvious differences between countries in the EU and the United States, but at face value, the freedoms awarded in these countries are relatively the same.

In any of these countries, and specifically the United States of America, you are free to pursue what you want to pursue. You are free to live a life centered around the American Dream and the Pursuit of Happiness.

In the United States, you have freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom to peacefully assemble, freedom to transact, and the right to bear arms, among the other rights provided via the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Basically, under the confines of the laws, you can do what you want, when you want. You aren’t born into a caste system that dictates how high you can rise in society. There are countless “rags to riches” stories in the United States because in this country, hard work, value, and determination constantly win. You don’t see journalists being kidnapped and tortured for speaking out against the government in this country because free speech is guaranteed, and with free speech comes the right to have differing opinions. You don’t see Christians being beheaded because they hold a different religion than the national religion of the country, because in this country, your freedoms are assured.

The sad reality is that even though so many of our freedoms are assured, our freedom to save is being stolen from us slowly over time.

The Coinage Act of 1792 punished anyone who was caught debasing the currency with the death penalty. Now, we live in a country with a government that has, and continues, to debase the currency at exorbitant levels. This is happening in front of our eyes, yet since we are told that 2% inflation is “normal and good,” society doesn’t bat an eye. Lyn Alden has popularized the saying “nothing stops this train” as it relates to the fiscal deficit in this country, and it reigns more and more true as the debt spiral continues.

However, regardless of our looming debt crisis, people in our country still view bitcoin as not needed because of the mighty dollar that appears to be “fixed in value.” With this lens, people view bitcoin merely as an investment tool or a small portion of their portfolio, “if they feel like it.”

This perception and view are a privilege that billions of people in the world do not have. Only 13% of the world has access to a world reserve currency AND democracy, the rule of law, and property rights. Most people on Earth either live in a society with a collapsing economy or live under an authoritative law, or both. If you live in this country, you are privileged in ways you have never considered.

I have previously written that bitcoin is activism and I maintain these beliefs with 100% certainty. The work that Alex Gladstein and the Human Rights Foundation do to illuminate human atrocities in the world has opened my eyes to the true “luck” we have living in this country. I highly recommend reading Gladstein’s books “Check Your Financial Privilege: Inside the Global Bitcoin Revolution” and “Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development” and also recommend subscribing to The Financial Freedom Report newsletter that the HRF sends out weekly.

Gladstein recently spoke at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, and I highly recommend everyone watch the keynote. On July 4th, as we celebrate the freedom in this country, watch this clip. It will change your perspective on not only the world, but also every transaction you have the opportunity to do.

Bitcoin is freedom technology because no bank, government, or entity can stop you from sending a transaction.

Bitcoin is freedom technology because your wallet cannot be frozen like a bank account can.

Bitcoin is freedom technology because people who don’t have Apple Pay, Venmo, CashApp, Zelle, or access to a bank account can freely transact and save digitally.

Bitcoin is freedom technology because no border checkpoint can stop you from bringing it with you as you flee a country.

Bitcoin is freedom technology because the issuance of supply is not up to a centralized government or bank that debases the value of the many to enrich the hands of the few.

Bitcoin is freedom technology because you do not need a bank account, ID, or certain qualifications to access and use it.

Bitcoin is freedom technology because families who use it do not have their life savings cut in half overnight.

Bitcoin is freedom technology because it was created in a way which removed the human sin of greed from the equation.

Bitcoin is freedom technology because it is an equal opportunity for everyone in the world to plan for a better future.

Bitcoin is freedom technology.

Bitcoin is freedom.

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