'Freedom from want' means you do not fear your income is threatened by another, and 'freedom from fear' means you are immune to the bluster and threat of authority. Those two freedoms mean you can't be bullied or intimidated by those who have power over you by limiting your livelihood.
As someone who is approaching my third year of retirement, I become more cognizant of that every day that passes. I can see why Liberals and Conservatives disagree violently on those two. Those who are afraid, or impoverished, especially if they are so because of the will of another, can never be free.
They can't touch me so I'm no longer afraid of them. I think Conservatives sense that, even those who have no power or authority themselves, but have convinced themselves that they are somehow entitled to it. And it really pisses them off.
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I do believe you've stumbled onto something, Robert.
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