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Please provide a list of freedoms that they have lost. (Original Post) DURHAM D Jan 2021 OP
They have lost freedom of speech and free markets. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #1
They want the freedom to take away everyone else's freedom. turtleblossom Jan 2021 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #3
Exactamente LeftInTX Jan 2021 #5
Thread winner! smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #11
Yup bdamomma Jan 2021 #16
I think a combination of all those things, plus those professions attract the very macho type, which smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #17
I hope bdamomma Jan 2021 #18
Yep Solly Mack Jan 2021 #12
Bingo. Anyone else who doesn't conform to their delusional world. roamer65 Jan 2021 #19
Dontcha know Fluoride, Masks, and Smart Meters are tyranny! LeftInTX Jan 2021 #4
Freedom to mock parents of children killed by school shooters struggle4progress Jan 2021 #6
But...but... Biden's gonna take all their guns away Mr.Bill Jan 2021 #7
Wait, WHAT? oh,,I thought that was Clintons job.. umm no... Ok Obama's job.. ahh no mitch96 Jan 2021 #14
They say Freedom to Assemble due to COVID restrictions underpants Jan 2021 #8
Translation: We don't want POC to have any freedoms. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #9
I don't listen to the tantrums of 3-year-olds screaming when they can't get what they want. nt albacore Jan 2021 #10
I saw a reporter ask a couple of them that same question duirng the riot... TrollBuster9090 Jan 2021 #13
Under the last guy they were free to be racist assholes. They lost that freedom. Stinky The Clown Jan 2021 #15

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,027 posts)
1. They have lost freedom of speech and free markets.
Fri Jan 29, 2021, 09:08 PM
Jan 2021

They have used each to cancel the other.

They used free speech to cancel companies like Fox News (partially).

They have used free markets to cancel free speech by drowning it out with lies and tsunamis of propaganda.

Of course, they don't understand either, nor do they understand regulation. They think free speech means they can force any company to let them say whatever they want as loud as they want. But the instant Fox News says something they don't approve -- like calls Arizona for Biden the morning of the 4th of November -- they don't want that free speech and try to cancel Fox.

Response to turtleblossom (Reply #2)

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
11. Thread winner!
Fri Jan 29, 2021, 09:34 PM
Jan 2021


Why are they filled with so much hatred and anger toward anyone who isn't just like them? It borders on mental illness.

bdamomma

(63,913 posts)
16. Yup
Fri Jan 29, 2021, 11:22 PM
Jan 2021

mental illness is a big issue.

I'm just really perplexed there were so many ex military and police, firemen involved in the insurrection. Why is that??? PTSD issues??? Of course white supremacy reigns high, bigotry and the rest of their sick ideations.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
17. I think a combination of all those things, plus those professions attract the very macho type, which
Fri Jan 29, 2021, 11:24 PM
Jan 2021

is also part of the problem. It's kind of scaring the shit out of me to be honest.

Hope you are doing well, bdamomma!

LeftInTX

(25,464 posts)
4. Dontcha know Fluoride, Masks, and Smart Meters are tyranny!
Fri Jan 29, 2021, 09:20 PM
Jan 2021

Well Fluoride and Smart Meters were when I attended a city council meeting in 2017. I'm sure masks are the ultimate tyranny.

struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)
6. Freedom to mock parents of children killed by school shooters
Fri Jan 29, 2021, 09:21 PM
Jan 2021

Freedom to call Mexicans rapists
Freedom to pull infants from the arms of frightened asylum-seekers
Freedom to shoot up pizza parlors when searching for their non-existent basements
Freedom to lie to reporters
Freedom to live without fear of Jewish space lasers
Freedom to threaten election officials
Freedom to smash windows at the US Capitol

The list goes on and on! Get with the fuckin program, would you?

mitch96

(13,920 posts)
14. Wait, WHAT? oh,,I thought that was Clintons job.. umm no... Ok Obama's job.. ahh no
Fri Jan 29, 2021, 10:00 PM
Jan 2021

That did not happen... Maybe it was Carter or Kennedys job... I guess not.. rats.. Who will do it?
m

TrollBuster9090

(5,955 posts)
13. I saw a reporter ask a couple of them that same question duirng the riot...
Fri Jan 29, 2021, 09:38 PM
Jan 2021

...and they couldn't answer the question either. They just got more angry. I'm not surprised, given that they've probably never thought about that before. Just that Fox, Levin, Limbaugh, and Hannity are constantly TELLING them they've lost everything to 'tyranny.'

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