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Aug 07, 2006 23:59


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Do you know why you have the freedom to say the things you do? In a marxist country you would be shot for disloyalty to your country and or it's leaders. The very troops you are say fuck the troops to are keeping you free, keeping you free! This government may not be the greatest at this moment in time but it is the greatest in the world. It's ( Read more... )

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michael_collins August 9 2006, 17:33:37 UTC
Well, your argument on freedom is little more than a word game, at least; it's easy to say you'd do what you like regardless of the consequences, but what of your family and those who love you? In every society there are revolutionaries but I would say that most people think first about their life and those who depend on it before their pride...what this person meant was the freedom to act without fear of reprisal, which we certainly have in normal situations. Your idealism is admirable, but there are higher things than idealism to die for ( ... )

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