Freedom?

In my recent explosion of personal reductionist thought, I am beginning to analyze my political opinions and their causes. I  came to the conclusion that I want as much freedom as possible in a society (before I go any further, I will define freedom here as the leeway to do what you want in various ways). If I would take away any freedoms, I would take away freedoms for the few to preserve the freedoms of the many (for me, an example is economics). While expecting some to disagree with me on the last part, I assumed that the general consensus would be that the more freedom there is, the better. Analyzing prevalent opinions in the area proved otherwise.

What do you think? Is more freedom always a good thing? Why or why not?

Ultimately, I'd like for us to be able to reduce differences in our opinions down to the most basic opinions in belief. When you answer the above questions, really think about what you believe. 

The Future

So, I've been thinking. Regardless of your opinion on what's happening in the stock market, it can generally be argued that this is worthy of the history books. That makes me think another thought. If it does turn into a depression, what next? What would the long-term effects of something like that be? Would people be fed up with capitalism, making way for a socialist revolution? Would it take another World War to end it? 

Basically, what I'm asking you to do is hypothesize about the future, and how this century will turn out.  When people talk about the future, at least for me, the image of the Jetsons and perhaps a hoverboard comes to mind. I know for a  fact that it will be more than just that. Take this oppurtunity to hypothesize madly about the future, the more unique they are the better. Imagine it not just politically, but technologically and culturally, if you feel the urge.

Crisis

What do you think of the current economic crisis? Will it develop into another depression? Your thoughts.