Condemned, has such a negative connotation. Yet it seems to be the only appropriate term for Sartre's radical freedom. We have no choice, we are destined to always be free. This the context behind Sartre's 'condemned' freedom. The negative connotation is simply a coincidence. Condemned is not a bad thing always. We can be condemned not to lie, to be nice, not to steal. These are not usual ways of using condemned but they are still correct.
Back to freedom, the main question is what does it mean to be free? Everyone will answer differently. To some people freedom is the ability to speak, to say their mind. To some people freedom is being able to go shopping without fear of attack or ambush. To me, freedom is voting, being able to say and dress in what I want. I know that my choices are not all my own, they are shaped by many things in my environment but but my environment overall is not forced into existence. That is what is free to me.
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