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by clarkmoody 3638 days ago
+1 for Liberty

That's the concept that encapsulates privacy, speech, etc.

The America-centric names are less appealing to me, since many equate "America" with the federal government, which is definitely not the friend of liberty / free speech / privacy.

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+1 for 'Privacy'. Liberty is America centric. And privacy is more specific.
> "Liberty is America centric."

I wouldn't say it belongs to any nation, though if it had to belong to one it'd probably be France. The first two things that come to mind when I think of the word 'liberty' are both of French origin:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberté,_égalité,_fraternité

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty

You're right re: France, but people in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Australia talk much less about liberties than they do about privacy.

Oddly, this government minister [http://news.sky.com/story/1675276/conservative-mp-calls-for-...] was so shocked and outraged about requests for leaders to reveal their tax returns he suggested banning curtains as a equivalent. He's from the same government that collects and reads all email of all citizens.