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PowerToThePeople

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12. Freedom

Reply to valerief (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 10:44 AM

Sep 2012

I voted abstain. I just want to live my life with being oppressed. Free. That is tough when the PTB are trying to created a permanent "slave" class by destroying the middle class.

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Remember back in the 20th century when Freedom was a singular word? [View all] valerief Sep 2012 OP

Depends on the context. porphyrian Sep 2012 #1

Why are you conflating gun ownership with torture? Pacafishmate Sep 2012 #2

The Bill of Rights only guarantees the right to arms for members of a well regulated militia. porphyrian Sep 2012 #3

Regulated meant well equipped. Pacafishmate Sep 2012 #14

Not so. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2012 #16

Having a well-regulated militia bearing muskets is in the Bill of Rights. valerief Sep 2012 #7

Disingenuous at best. Pacafishmate Sep 2012 #13

I was talking about muskets and militia and you inartfully changed the subject. valerief Sep 2012 #15

I made the mistake of assuming you could understand a simple analogy, sorry for overestimating you. Pacafishmate Sep 2012 #18

I read all of that on a GOP site once!!!! nt valerief Sep 2012 #19

Yes, but as the poster I linked noted, listy items are rights. Freedom is a single concept. valerief Sep 2012 #6

Our language is alive and the meanings of words change. I didn't miss any points and I stand by... porphyrian Sep 2012 #9

As a couple of Kos commenters point out, there are FDR's "Four Freedoms" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #4

I don't see where FDR used the word freedoms. (SEE EDIT BELOW) valerief Sep 2012 #8

FDR talked about the "Four Freedoms" Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #10

Thanks! But I still think of freedom as being something like safety or peace. nt valerief Sep 2012 #11

Fair enough, but remember the conservatives have a different name for the "Four Freedoms"... JHB Sep 2012 #17

Freedoms kctim Sep 2012 #5

Freedom PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #12