[psyfly]

My desire for proper terminology springs, in part, from observing that people have in frustration chosen other, somewhat unfortunate (and warned against, above), terms which only serve to accentuate our differences and to frame the user as a hostile witness.

I'd like to avoid that.

Something like "Nanny-state" appears inadequate as it implies the need for the state to supply every need without necessarily implying the state's desire to control and restrict.

I certainly see no need to create any more divisiveness; we have enough of that to deal with already.

Perhaps my problem is that the use of "free-state" carries what semanticists refer to as "excess meaning".

Perhaps there is no such term that isn't pejorative.

Thanks,

Will