This is not a free country. This is a slave state. We are owned by government. Governments at different levels (state, federal, local) have taken our freedom in various ways. For example, do you own your property? What if you decide to not pay your property tax?
If anyone doubts this, try driving a vehicle without your "papers", or try peaceably walking down the street with a rifle slung over your shoulder.
One thing I will give the state credit for is their brillant propaganda machine. It puts anything cooked up by the Soviets or Germans to shame. They've actually convinced people that this a "free" country.
If they came out tomorrow and mandated implantable microchips, cameras on every corner, and GPS tracking of all vehicles, most Americans would still belive that this a free country.
What if you decide to not pay your property tax?
Then you are "free" to either surrender your property or be killed by the state.