Freedom is a Privilege????

[NervousRex]

Look at the weekly ad for this store. How far is "Arbeit Macht Frei" from "Freedom is a Privilege"?...If it's a privilege, what do I have to do to get it...and who can take it away?...Silly me, I thought freedom was an "American birthright".

http://www.fleetfarm.com/weekly_ad/

[quinnox]

1. "Freedom isn't Free"

That's another similar slogan the right uses.

[rkc3]

5. And Peace Isn't Pretty.

Another one I hate to see - my father-in-law has two ribbons on the back of his car that read those two slogans.

It's all I can do to stop the car from plowing into his back end when I'm forced to go over there.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. Or, in the words of Rush.."You can't have peace without War, Buddy"

:eyes:

[maveric]

9. I'm still not exactly sure what that one means. Especially regarding ...

the Iraq war. :shrug:

[quinnox]

13. It only means something if you

are a right winger and believe evil men that hate freedom are trying to take away yours.

[RC]

2. Freedom was an American birthright till

the "election" of 2000. Make that selection of 2000.

[7th_Sephiroth]

3. you have to make 100 million a year or more

join the club and screw millions of people out of billions of dollars and go to the same church as bush

[democracyindanger]

7. They're also breaking the law

US Flag Code

176 (i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.

[mattclearing]

4. Not an American birthright.

An inalienable right of all men (and women).

Remember?

"We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

Bush would like us to believe these are inherently American traits, but Jefferson's idea set the stage for freedom endowed directly from God to all beings.

Granted, he was a slaveowner. But the idea outweighs the hypocrisy by the weight of the earth against that of a feather.

[NervousRex]

6. Not what I meant...

I updated the OP to reflect that...I was using the language of the Nationalists.

[Bonhomme Richard]

8. I'm sure the founding fathers would............

have a huge problem with that statement.

[Skip Intro]

10. but...I thougt the antiChrist, er, bush, said freedom was a gift from God

what it really is is that bush and the righties HATE freedom. They have tried, with some success, to steal the word, and change its meaning, thereby weakening what it means.

I remember gingrich walking onto the stage of the repuke convention in 94 with images of an eagle flying over the wilderness while orgasmic choral singers touted "freedom."

They hate it. And they try to destroy it.

Ask any rw nut to define freedom - what they think it is ain't what you and me think it is.

[whistle]

11. Right, those who died for freedom are now privileged to have it

...the bastards. What is fleet farm a network marketing group?

[Book Lover]

14. Silly me, I thought

freedom was what humans are born into. What the hell am *I* thinking?!

[sickem]

15. Go troll around on the

website http://www.usmessageboard.com/forums/

and see what these RW nutjobs really think of freedom. I can't get on there anymore because I was banned as soon as I disagreed with them. What they have there is a giant suckfest where they all blow their psuedo pro-military, patriotic smoke and then pat one another on the back in agreement. They need some new blood on their site but you have to be careful. They won't tolerate much of the truth.

[Book Lover]

20. Oh my

My goodness indeed. Some people are just filled with unhappy hate...

[Taxloss]

16. Privileges are what you get in prison.

Freedoms are what you get in a democracy.

The United States is deeply illiterate in political philosophy.

[TreasonousBastard]

17. If freedom is just a privilege, it can be taken away.

[hootinholler]

18. Just another word for nothin left to loose.

I'm sure my revolutionary ancestors disagree with the privlege take.

-Hoot

[bigtree]

19. Bush believes it's his mission to spread freedom around the globe

Now if we could just find a way to free ourselves from his ridiculous ass.

Bush today: '. . . I look forward to continuing to work with friends and allies to advance freedom -- not America's freedom, but universal freedom, freedom granted by a Higher Being. (Applause.)"

[ck4829]

21. The GOP will rename the Bill of Rights to...

The Bill of Privileges determined by how much you donate to the GOP and worship Bush.

[Mahatma]

22. Bush´s freedom mission around the globe = egotic search for oil

Freedom used to be a birthright of any human being in this world. This talk about American identity just blurrs the whole picture.

We need to recover a genuine feeling of "Citizens of the World" where we follow EVERYBODY´s interest in keeping the natural environment natural and human beings human. The latest developments in politics have contributed to bringing out the beast...

It´s no news that Bush´s so called "Freedom Mission" is nothing but a move for getting oil ressources under his control.

Let´s wake up and fight the moral war for inner freedom of mankind.