And so...
We end the discussion by simply dispersing the entire subject into a thin fog where nothing is definable or subject to analysis, even the concept of "freedom."
We can establish that the U.S. is a nicer place to be than East Germany, North Korea or Iran, but hey, who really knows why?
This nation was founded on ideas and principles, by highly intelligent people who knew how to think about them. Tyrants are nourished on an environment of intellectual fog.