Personal freedom

A couple of years ago a nz citizen that had been arrested in Australia for wanting to travel to Syria to join the conflict there.

Every comment I have read or heard assumes that he was going to fight for Isis, has this been proven? For all we know he might have been going to help the moderates that are backed and armed by the USA to fight Isis.

Does this new attack on personal movement include anyone wanting to travel overseas to help say Spain defend itself from Fascists as the international brigade so bravely tried to do in the 30s or to help  Britain and France  defend democracy in 1914 and again in 1940 or does it only apply to country’s that our government regard as the bad guys.

There are ample examples of New Zealanders going to hot spots to help our friends with or without govt sanction, are we now being dictated too about where we can or cannot travel.

Personal freedom was what we fought two world wars for and was a cornerstone of democracy sadly it appears what the fascists failed to achieve with force is now happening by stealth. 

Go Nuts