Through both classical and contemporary examples and experiments, it shows that the freedom practiced in the contemporary neoliberal context is, for the most part, an illusory freedom, used as a tool to reproduce compliance, obedience, and the erosion of critical consciousness.
The article also discusses the psychological and social implications of this phenomenon, examining how authority legitimizes itself and weakens individuals' capacity for resistance. In contrast, the article proposes several strategies for resisting this illusion and promoting authentic freedom, based on critical education, reclaiming language, fostering individual-group alliances, questioning technology, as well as the role of religious institutions and global solidarity.
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