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Explanation and justification

Freedom is not a gift granted by the state. It is not a bonus, not a reward for conformist behavior, not an exemption in times of crisis.
Freedom is what a person is entitled to from birth – not by contract, but by dignity.

It was not created by decrees, constitutions or parliaments. All these institutions merely recognized what was already in place:

That every human being is born as a free being – thinking, feeling, acting, responsible.

This freedom can be restricted by force, by ideology, by bureaucracy or by fear –
but it can never be legally “bestowed”.
For what a person possesses by nature cannot belong to anyone – not to the state, not to the majority, not to the system.

This thesis is a reminder of the foundation of all human rights:
Freedom is not negotiable. It is unavailable.

What true freedom means

True freedom is more than freedom of movement or the right to vote. It is the basis for dignity, development and encounters.
It is the space in which people can be human in the first place.

Freedom means:

• the right to decide for yourself what you think, believe, say and do – without fear of censorship or punishment.
• the opportunity to shape their own lives – independent of state paternalism or economic coercion.
• the foundation for responsibility – because only those who are free can act morally.
• protection against arbitrariness – not the absence of rules, but the existence of fair, comprehensible, proportionate laws.

Freedom is therefore not chaos – it is the opposite of tyranny.
It is not selfishness – but the prerequisite for community at eye level.

Anyone who says: “Freedom has to be earned” has not understood the essence of freedom.
Because freedom that has to be earned is not freedom.

The dangerous idea: “Freedom is only for the good”

In recent years, a narrative has become socially acceptable that should really have no place in democracies:

• “If you get vaccinated, you get your freedom back.”
• “Those who adapt are allowed to travel, party and work again.”
• “Freedom is only for the obedient.”

What is happening here is nothing other than political blackmail.
Because the message behind it is:

“You can only be yourself if you do what we ask.”

This is not freedom – this is conditioning.
Not democracy – but trained conformity.
Not law – but psychological coercion in the name of the common good.

It is the opposite of what the Enlightenment, the human rights movement and all freedom-loving cultures have ever advocated.

Freedom as a reward? An abuse with a history

The idea that the state can “distribute” freedom like bread is not new.
It was systematically used in totalitarian regimes:

• Under National Socialism, “behavior that conformed to the people” was rewarded with benefits – travel, education, prestige. Deviation led to repression.
• In the GDR, freedom was selective: those who were loyal were allowed to travel or study. Those who thought critically were monitored, sanctioned or imprisoned.
• In the “war on terror”, fundamental rights were systematically restricted – under the promise of gaining “security” as a result.
• In the wake of corona, civil liberties have been transferred to a system of conditions and rewards: Vaccinated? Then you can travel. Recovered? Then you get your “basic rights” back.

In all these cases, freedom became a currency, a tool of control – and thus an illusion.
But a freedom that has to be “earned back” was never really gone – it was just arbitrarily taken away.

What happens when freedom is treated as a privilege?

The social consequences of this error in thinking are far-reaching – and dangerous:

1. The state decides who is “worthy”.
   Freedom is no longer assumed, but assigned – according to obedience, loyalty or conformity. The state becomes the “allocation office” of dignity.
2. People are divided into groups.
   There are the “good” and the “deviant”, the “systemically relevant” and the “unsolid”. That promotes enemy stereotypes – not understanding.
3. Fundamental rights lose their universality.
   What is actually everyone’s right becomes a bargaining chip. This undermines the moral basis of the rule of law.
4. Arbitrariness replaces proportionality.
   What is permitted no longer depends on objective standards – but on mood, pressure and power relations.
5. Responsibility is replaced by obedience.
   Instead of ethical consideration, the only thing that counts is following instructions. The responsible citizen becomes an object of the administration.

A society that gives freedom as a reward trains its citizens to be submissive.

Freedom doesn’t need permission – it needs courage

Freedom is uncomfortable. It is risky. It means that people are allowed to make mistakes – and have to take responsibility for them.
But that is precisely the essence of responsibility.
Freedom does not require chaos, but character.
No compulsion, but attitude.

In a free society:

• the state is the servant of freedom – not its distributor.
• laws are tools of protection – not of discipline.
• the citizen is the subject of history – not the object of an order.
• Deviation is not a threat, but part of the dialog.

Freedom is not comfortable – but it is the only thing that makes us human.

The ethical imperative: freedom for all – or for none

Freedom is not a partial quality.
It is either universal – or it is abolished.

A state that applies fundamental rights selectively has abandoned the principle of human dignity.
A system that defames dissenting opinions as “unsupportive” or “dangerous” has abandoned democratic discourse.
A society that has to buy or earn its rights is not free – it is functionally controlled.

There is no freedom for the majority if the minority is disenfranchised.

Freedom applies especially in a crisis – or it never applies.

Our position – We2030

We2030 stands for unconditional, indivisible, non-negotiable human freedom – as the basis of all human coexistence.

We say:

• No to reducing freedom to reward systems
• No to the selective deprivation of fundamental rights
• No to the idea that the state can “dispose” of freedom

We demand:

• the restoration of the unconditional validity of fundamental rights and freedoms
• a ban on all instruments that condition or digitally monitor civil liberties
• a political and legal reappraisal of all measures through which people have unlawfully lost their freedom

Because:

Freedom is not a privilege.
Freedom is a birthright.
And a society that forgets this has not become safer – but more dangerous.

Freedom is the beginning – not the end

Freedom is not something you “achieve” at the end of a development.
It is the condition for everything that makes humanity possible:

• for love
• for creativity
• for responsibility
• for dialog
• for error
• for forgiveness
• for knowledge
• for development

Where there is no freedom, there is no humanity – only conformity.

That is why this thesis is more than just a legal demand.
It is an ethical commitment, a civilizational emergency call, a cultural turning point.