Everybody lives a caged life, they just don't want to acknowledge they are under limitations and restrict their selves to living within whatever boundaries confine them, the little free bird, on the other hand, would rather suffer the consequences of an unconfined, unrestricted world, an occasional beat down is far less sufferable. Now if they should take shooting at him, all bets are off that he's showing them what unrestrictive freedom looks like. lol.
Not everybody is ready for the consequences of actually being free.
Too many, imo, simply go along to get along because it's easier.
Too few are willing to stand up for their ideals, and even fewer willing to shoulder controversies to help get them settled.