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Old 02-22-2013, 07:37 AM
 
Location: North Carolina
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» Scorecard: How Many Rights Have Americans REALLY Lost? Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

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Old 02-22-2013, 07:39 AM
 
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in his words:

The threat of being labeled a terrorist for exercising our First Amendment rights certainly violates the First Amendment.


i don't agree, i think this is a misinterpretation. free speech protects your right to speech, it doesn't protect you from being judged or labeled.
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:25 AM
 
Location: San Francisco, CA
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I don't think we've lost many freedoms. At this point, we are about as free in our daily lives as citizens in any other modern developed nation. There isn't much I can think of on a daily basis that I want to do and can't.
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:27 AM
 
Location: North Carolina
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Read the link then tell me that with a straight face.
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:29 AM
 
Location: Area 51.5
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A lot of our freedoms are being lost through excessive taxation.

It's almost impossible to start a small business; i.e., lemonaide stands.

It's almost impossible to build an outbuilding on your property.

Shoot, thanks to 0boy and SCHIP, it's impossible to smoke a cigarette without taking out a loan.
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:31 AM
 
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I don't think we've lost many freedoms. At this point, we are about as free in our daily lives as citizens in any other modern developed nation. There isn't much I can think of on a daily basis that I want to do and can't.
A portion of that is because someone fought a court case for you to maintain those rights.

McCain tried to make it illegal for you to speak poorly about a politician 90 days before an election. Luckily those like the Chamber of Commerce, ACLU and NRA among others fought this and won.
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:32 AM
 
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I don't think we've lost many freedoms. At this point, we are about as free in our daily lives as citizens in any other modern developed nation. There isn't much I can think of on a daily basis that I want to do and can't.
You are too young then. I am old enough to have seen so many rights and freedoms gone right out the window, especially over the last 50 years.
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:36 AM
 
Location: Out in the Badlands
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Frog In A Pot - YouTube This explains it ALL!
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:37 AM
 
Location: North Carolina
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I have read about the frog in the pot theory. Its a perfect example of what's going on in America today.
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:44 AM
 
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You are too young then. I am old enough to have seen so many rights and freedoms gone right out the window, especially over the last 50 years.
You nailed it! A lot of the goofy liberals are young, have no life experience, and were educated by liberal teachers instead of common sense. They have no clue what has been lost, a little at a time. You don't notice it when it's gradual and you have no real reference point.

They consider themselves 'progressive'. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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