Someone more eloquent than me can probly say this better, but...

[harena]

So, it's Independence Day in the USA. And what am i supposed to be celebrating? My freedom? Ohsure, we aren't under some European regime anymore but us reg'lar folks are most certainly being oppressed by a regime known as our own Government. And Ohsure, i know we are more free than most countries out there, but it feels a bit hypocritical of us to

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[roolet]

You can post this. I can read it.
You were able to have four children.
You are able to work from home at tasks of your choosing.
You are able to go out in public with your face uncovered, and even wearing shorts if you want to.
You are allowed to drive.
You are allowed to vote.
You are allowed to choose any religion (or none).
Nobody can be put under superinjunction.
You were able to leave your first husband.
You are permitted to live with Woozle without marrying.
You are able to do all of these things not because you took a test or served in the military but simply because you were born here.

Happy July 4.

[harena]

Indeed, i figured someone like yourself would come & point out to me what i am taking for granted, but it still doesn't seem like a good idea to take the attitude of "Well, I still have all this, so it's okay for them to take away all that." Which is a thing i think way too many Americans are doing and will do until one day:

I won't be able to post it. You won't be able to read it.
(I am not responding to the children one because having them was not a freedom but an enslavement)
I won't be able to work from home at tasks of my choosing.
(I'm not responding to this one either 'cause i already did in my post)
I won't be allowed to drive
I won't be allowed to vote (although one could argue that has already been taken away when the vote is pretty much meaningless)
I won't be able to choose any religion (or none)(and also could argue that right has already been taken away; I do not think I could publicly announce my atheism and not suffer for it)
I am not convinced that this is true; See the Patriot Act, Section VI won't be allowed to

[woozle]

It sounds like you are arguing from a presumption that we should tolerate something because there are other things that are worse. Is that correct?

[roolet]

Not tolerate. Enjoy. Embrace. Love it and cherish it and use it with joy and spirit, in public, and frequently. A tool that is not used is a tool that should be discarded