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Originally Posted by mr_scsi
As I read all these posts it saddens me that I and my brothers, fought, bled, and some of us even died, all to make sure you were free to make these posts.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety" Benjamin Franklin (1759)
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Some of the ppl in this thread have fought. Even seen ppl die for this alleged freedom. Is freedom having your conversations recorded? Is it having your mail gone through? Is it being put on no fly lists and terrorist watch lists for voicing an opinion or praying to a different god?
The ppl who gave up liberty for their freedoms is every person who was born into a country that sent troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. I agree entirely with Ben Franklin on this. But this isnt the first time we have lost little pieces of our freedom.
How about during WWII when we started rounding up Japanese americans and putting them in concentration camps? FREEDOM! Or when the communist party was outlawed? FREEDOM!
I agree with your statement entirely. Just with modification on who its directed at.