A word that has been co opted by the political right to mean freedom for me, but not for thee. It’s word that has been perverted from its original meaning by political propaganda.
To me freedom would be the ability to live without threats, threat of starvation, threat of homelessness, threat of poverty, threat of government persecution, threat of religious persecution…
So those who purport freedom to mean leaving me without any kind of support or safety net just because my income is taxed less? I think they’re a threat to my freedom.
Spending a few months as a foreign tourist road-tripping across the US, it reminds me of the American ‘national religion’. So many times when I heard an American talk about freedom, I could hear the capital F at the start. They weren’t talking about freedom freedom, they were talking about a specific concept that supposedly burns in your heart and is a gift that only Americans can give the world.
So yeah, when I hear ‘freedom’, the first word that comes to mind is the religiose ‘Freedom’
Being able to speak freely… That doesn’t give me right to abuse people by being racist, homophobic, transphobic, targeting someone’s disabiity or medical conditions.
Being able to vote for political party I want to… It also means other people can vote for who they want.
Being able to.pursue religion of my choice…. I don’t get right to demand someone follows my religion Other people have same rights to follow a religon they choose.
When I have another fall at home I can call emergency services or use my pendant alarm. If I need an ambulance, ambulance comes. If I need advanced treatment only availablw from air ambulance, one comes. If I am badly hurt enough that I need to be flown to hospital I will be. I need to be admitted to hospital, when a bed becomes available, I get admitted. Need more surgery, surgery happens.
All above happens because I need it. At no stage do I need to ring an insurance company to beg to be allowed treatment I need. All free at point of need. I will not be bankrupted to pay tens of thousands of pounds (or dollars)
I can marry a woman or man if I want in a governmemt recognised ceremony.
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Freedom
Peace
Choice
Fries.
Remember that? “Freedom fries?”
EAGLES🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
Just another word for nothing left to lose
Beach
Not worrying about whether anything happens after death
Lies
You’re only free if you can pay enough to ensure it
Oil
Costly
Nelson Mandela.
Retired.
Ability to choose
Time
Bald Eagle
Chase card
Braveheart.
Horse, you wouldn’t understand unless you’ve flat out galloped before though
That it is not personal – it is communal.
Safety
Wham!
Bliss
parole!
Free
Fries
New start
Europe
Freebird (guitar solo ensues)
Eren Yeagar
Driving
Trump
Braveheart
Not having to worry about my safety just for being me.
Potato-salad.
MURICA
Respect?
Whenever you hear a right winger talking about freedom, he means anything but.
Flying like a bird!
Pick up trucks and Budweiser
Heaven
Is not free
From
Natural
Independence. But honestly that could just be because I grew up in a country that wasn’t always so. It’s kind of drilled into you since you’re a kid.
Freedom = Independence
I read freeform, so all the anwsers didn’t make sense to me haha
My anwser with freeform is “James Potter as spiderman – freeform”
Braveheart
Murica (Fuck Yeah)
America
America without Trump ✊
Constipation. Thats what I’d like freedom from. I hate it when it happens..
Sellout
Socialism
Braveheart
America, FREEDOM RAAAAAA!!🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
Guns
No kids
Money
The British.
Liberty
Car
Merica
Escape
Slipping
Money
Eren
$1.09
Subjective, unfortunately.
Cybertruck
Lie
At the stroke of the midnight hour.
Iykyk
July
guns
Liberty
I can poop where I deem fit
Benjamin Walker Valley Forge
A word that has been co opted by the political right to mean freedom for me, but not for thee. It’s word that has been perverted from its original meaning by political propaganda.
Safety.
To me freedom would be the ability to live without threats, threat of starvation, threat of homelessness, threat of poverty, threat of government persecution, threat of religious persecution…
So those who purport freedom to mean leaving me without any kind of support or safety net just because my income is taxed less? I think they’re a threat to my freedom.
Ability
Sobriety
2A
Jail
Mel Gibson
Fifty-five
Racism
Jesus
Speech
fresh air
Boxer underwear…. Boxer briefs if you don’t need quite that much freedom.
Mel Gibson
Bollocks
Divorce
Spending a few months as a foreign tourist road-tripping across the US, it reminds me of the American ‘national religion’. So many times when I heard an American talk about freedom, I could hear the capital F at the start. They weren’t talking about freedom freedom, they were talking about a specific concept that supposedly burns in your heart and is a gift that only Americans can give the world.
So yeah, when I hear ‘freedom’, the first word that comes to mind is the religiose ‘Freedom’
Beyoncé. That song is back in my head.
Peace or nowar
Ironically America 💀
It ain’t free
Diabeetus
fragility
Fries
isn’t free.
Being able to speak freely… That doesn’t give me right to abuse people by being racist, homophobic, transphobic, targeting someone’s disabiity or medical conditions.
Being able to vote for political party I want to… It also means other people can vote for who they want.
Being able to.pursue religion of my choice…. I don’t get right to demand someone follows my religion Other people have same rights to follow a religon they choose.
When I have another fall at home I can call emergency services or use my pendant alarm. If I need an ambulance, ambulance comes. If I need advanced treatment only availablw from air ambulance, one comes. If I am badly hurt enough that I need to be flown to hospital I will be. I need to be admitted to hospital, when a bed becomes available, I get admitted. Need more surgery, surgery happens.
All above happens because I need it. At no stage do I need to ring an insurance company to beg to be allowed treatment I need. All free at point of need. I will not be bankrupted to pay tens of thousands of pounds (or dollars)
I can marry a woman or man if I want in a governmemt recognised ceremony.