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cynatnite

(31,011 posts) Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:48 AM Jun 2012

Do Americans have more freedoms than any other country in the world? [View all]

I was just reading an article about a veteran's memorial that they're working on here in my city and read this quote...

Americans have more freedoms and rights than any other country in the world.

Do you think this is true?

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Do Americans have more freedoms than any other country in the world? [View all] cynatnite Jun 2012 OP

Not any more Monty-especially after 2001 hobbit709 Jun 2012 #1

American billionaires do. nt onehandle Jun 2012 #2

We are, largely, wage slaves. annabanana Jun 2012 #3

Yep, debt slaves, by design. nt woo me with science Jun 2012 #7

Of course not. dawg Jun 2012 #4

Americans have more self-congratulatory jingoism and blind chauvinism... Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #5

We and the Brits are certainly the most closely watched by electronic means & universally profiled. leveymg Jun 2012 #6

No. But, we are allowed to vote for one of two capitalists selected by the bosses. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #8

Um, no. a la izquierda Jun 2012 #9

American corporate persons sure do; American human persons not so much. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #10