The truth is:

Eminent domain, firearm restrictions, taxation, closed borders, customs checks, conscription, kyc/aml, registration, licensing

All of these things mean that I am not a free man. I'm a slave to my government. I have no power over my future and I am at the mercy of the government. Should the government decide that they don't like me, what I do, what I own, who i am, for some reason or the other, they can destroy me.

Freedom is real. But it does not exist.