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In reply to the discussion: George Takai NAILS it. "Who Died?" [View all]mountain grammy
(26,598 posts)I've never had an unrealistic view our glorious "freedom," but the idea of it and the work it takes to achieve it, that's what's kept us all going.
My mom was the first in her family born in America. America was paradise compared to what they came from, and I don't mean economics, I mean good old fashioned oppression where other citizens had the right to mess with you, even kill you, with no consequences, just because of who you were. Ironically, they found that was also the reality in America, but, there existed this document called the Constitution, that guaranteed certain rights for all citizens, so the idea is planted, and sometimes, against all odds, the idea prevailed. It's the idea that the rule of law applies equally to all, and it's written down for all to see and read, and even amended to extend those rights to even more people. But, it's just a piece of paper, just an idea, and anyone who tries to defend it now will run up against the likes of Neil Gorsuch. A giant leap backwards. The idea will die.