Here is a thought experiment for you. I would like you to tell me which of two groups (group A or group B) is more free. The two groups each consist of thirty people. They live in separate remote regions of the earth and are to determine the legality of the chemical substance DHMO. Group A is told by armed men that if they do not vote to make DHMO a controlled substance, they will be killed. Some of them are beaten severely prior to the voting taking place, as a testament to the serious nature of the anti DHMO force. They are then allowed to vote on the status of DHMO, although the anti DHMO thugs stand guard at the polling stations and they wave pistols at those going to vote telling them that they had better make the correct choice. Group B is not threatened physically, however leading up to the vote they are given the following pamphlets that I will quote for you soon. These pamphlets are distributed to them through their community schools, and their local television and radio stations are keen to discuss some of the mentioned points in a dramatic fashion. Some of their elected leaders, who they have always thought to trust, have also expressed their support of the ban on DHMO for the reasons given in the pamphlet. Even their religious leaders have expressed their dislike of DHMO. They are not threatened in the slightest and are free to vote as they please. Here is the pamphlet: Please tell me which of these two groups is free ?