indigobusiness
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Thu Jan-20-05 12:17 PM
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Bush said "Freedom must be chosen...and realized through the rule of law" |
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What happened to:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Thomas Jefferson: Declaration of Independence.
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That sounds more like Freedom than what I'm hearing described today.
Why is this "Liberty" that is so important to Bush so dependent on the "rule of law"? Seems freedom is more of an unfettered ideal, much more so than the controlled society that Bush seems to have in mind.
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Thu Jan-20-05 12:18 PM
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Thu Jan-20-05 12:20 PM
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2. Shrub's ownership society needs workers |
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Thu Jan-20-05 12:20 PM
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Can freedom or democracy be imposed on another from without, by force and the rule of law?
I thought it had to be the person's own idea, that it must arise from within and be something that the person is willing to fight and die for.. like it once was for Americans in the colonies of 1776.
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Thu Jan-20-05 12:22 PM
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4. He spoke about slavery but ignores the modern forms of slavery |
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like sweat-shops and the company-store economy.
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Thu Jan-20-05 12:24 PM
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5. You must have freedom...and we will force it upon you |
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whether you want it or not.
You are not free to choose whether or not you want our freedom.
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Thu Jan-20-05 12:29 PM
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6. He is turning "Freedom" into a meaningless slogan. |
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Edited on Thu Jan-20-05 12:31 PM by indigobusiness
Reduced to bumper-sticker significance.
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Thu Jan-20-05 12:34 PM
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9. How many times did he say the word Freedom? |
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Just out of curiosity. And Libery - he likes that word a lot too!
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Thu Jan-20-05 01:05 PM
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10. Enough to turn it into clanking euphimistic |
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Thu Jan-20-05 12:31 PM
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7. I take it more as you give us your freedoms we will |
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Thu Jan-20-05 12:32 PM
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is Freedom...
in Bushworld.
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Thu Jan-20-05 01:12 PM
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11. Just not International Law |
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Because that would prevent the US from invading whoever it chooses!
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Thu Jan-20-05 02:10 PM
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