To lose one's freedom is to lose one's adulthood and be treated as a child - and this denial is also the essence of elitism in many cases.

To lose one's adulthood, or fail to achieve it - is ultimately to lose one's freedom.

Alan K. Henderson provides a more in-depth treatment, and an East Berliner known as 'Monica' stars on both sides of this fence (literally). Big ups to Mike Daley and Jay Manifold.