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RE: Definitions of Freedom: Introduction
Veganism is fine as a life choice, for you health, but I think that we need to be free to use animals for our own uses: food, leather, scientific research, etc. Animal rights are at odds with our rights.
As for anarchism, a.k.a. voluntarism, I think that's the way to go, to the extent possible, but I'm against the violence (Molotov cocktails, smashing windows, setting fires) that is perpetrated by so-called anarchists. The term "anarchist" is too misunderstood to be used without qualification.
As for free software, I use it pretty much everyday. I believe in it. I'm not against people profiting from software that they write; I'm totally for it. We just need a system that rewards the authors of free programs better.
Thanks for commenting @cybercranium!
I see these as targets toward an advanced society. They have very similar correlations. Why do some vegans don't want you to steal eggs but others wants to steal your tax dollars? Why do some libertarians believe in the non-aggression principle but than eat steak? Why don't either of them use free software?
I don't plan on pushing these ways of thinking onto anyone, I just want a conversation about them. I don't plan on taking about certain situational moral implications; but general themes amongst the "movements."
At the end of the day these act as labels. Most people I know want freedom, peace, and love in there lives; some just see different avenues, and some don't feel up to the challenge.