Why is america hailed as land of the free and home of the brave? Am i not just as free living in England?

Question

what is the difference, can someone please explain..

Answer 1

It is propaganda from the War of Independence, basically.

If you live in the US, you are a citizen, in the UK you are just a "subject of The Crown".

In the US there is no class system (not that there is so much in the UK anymore, but there used to be)...

Freedom means different things to different people at different times. For example, during the Cold War, people in the US had the right to freedom of speech, and in the Soviet Union they had freedom from hunger.

The brave bit? well thats just pure Hollywood

Answer 2

In America I can use my freedoms to express my displeasure at our top leader, President Bush, even calling him dispariging names, without any more concequence than being thought an *** by some. In England , if you were to use the same language referring to the queen you could, however unlikely, be charged with a crime. Other than that theres not much difference. I belive the term was coined long ago when the monarchy system was widespread in the world and calling your ruler names would likley cost you your life.

Answer 3

because of Thomas Jefferson who wrote at 33 the Declaration Of Independence.
Independance from England's King who was using the immigrants in America as slaves so they could build bigger castles in England.
Eventhough we are now free from the King, we are taxed more than any King ever existed. A Queen , owning how much land. I saw a picture of 18 Buckingham guards holding a carpet from the Queens chamber.
Lapis Lazuli taxed in America

Answer 4

The United States was the first democracy during an era of monarchies and dictatorships. That is why the U.S. is the land of the free. The U.S. forefathers fought for the right to form a democracy even though the odds were against them. That is why the U.S. is the home of the brave.

It remains to be seen if freedom is still what the U.S. is fighting for.

Answer 5

These days you're freer, actually. You can more easily dissolve an extremist or ineffectual government. Lords is not party-aligned, thereby avoiding single-party domination of parliament. (Though this can practically be the case.) Lately, general US apathy toward its government has permitted gross centralization of power and heinous abuses the world wide. That's the danger of "a government of and by the people". If the power elite can foster a disaffected populace, it can reign virtually unchecked--as we see today.

Answer 6

England is as free as America, we just have better spin doctors. Kings or Queens don't matter as long as we have presidents that can invade countries w/o following the laws limiting one person to make that choice. Our president is equal to royalty, now - they have absolute power.

Answer 7

You don't get to elect the Queen/King. Understanding that we did not elect G.W. the rest of our presidents have been elected by the people. So in a small way you are not as free as a citizen of the USA.

Answer 8

yes you are-more countries every year it seems and england has been free for a long time-differences arent enough to matter it is the similarities that make us free-keep the peace old hippie

Answer 9

When the National Anthem in the US was written, a king ruled England and it wasn't free. In contrast, the US was (sorta- women and people of color didn't have rights, but they didn't "count" back then...).

Answer 10

Well you see england had had many bad things in its history with the whole wars with america from the past that might be one reason....