What Freedom?

Question

American people, I here you always say that when fighting your so called "Terrorists" in Iraq or Afghanistan or Somalia, you always say "We fight for freedom", freedom? what freedom?

Yeah, ok, I mean the Media. I mean no offence to u people, but some of u people insist on saying that, so that's why I said, u!

Answer 1

I do not think we are fighting for freedom, despite what some in our govt would say. We are fighting for OUR national security. No other reason. One can argue if the strategy is correct, but if the people of a country won't fight for their own freedom, why should American blood be spilled for it?

Answer 2

That's a good point. Fighting for Freedom. We have lost so many liberties in this country, that we are far from free. I like your question, but I have no answer....

I don't agree with the war. I heard on the radio that Bush is spending all this money on equipment to sit and deteriorate out in the desert. The cost of this war is unjustified. There is so much we don't know and should be informed about.

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Decalration of Independence (1776) called freedom the right to "life, liberty. and the pursuit of happiness". In economic life, it means the freedom to start a business or company and run it with little or no Government interference. It means the American Dream, where someone of humble beginnings can become wealthy if he chooses. Abraham Lincoln embodied a different version of it, for he marched from a simple log-cabin to the White House, and was instrumental in abolishing slavery. In daily life, it is the availability of choice in food, clothes, cars, houses, institutions. It includes freedom of speech, where no one can be prevented from saying what he believes or wants to say. In religion, it is the freedom to worship according to your conviction or conscience, or not to worship at all. And so on. Obviously there is resentment in parts of the world that America seeks to impose its ideas of freedom on them.Though Americans understand that there are different countries, religions, traditions, cultures, they would like people elsewhere to enjoy the rights and freedoms they consider the birthright of all humanity. I have put the case rather idealistically; in practice there are bound to be many difficulties in translating ideas natural to one nation to other nations and indeed in America itself, for in some periods free speech became costly or dangerous within America itself.

Answer 4

Freedom. An interesting concept; however if you actually think about it no one is actually free. People are always going to be the slave of money and do whatever it takes to get more money because money equals power and a false sense of security. Therefore, it is only an ideal that is being fought for because,
"Freedom is just another word for nothing else to lose," - Janis Joplin.

Answer 5

Our freedom we have every day. Those that suggest we are not free in the US have no knowledge of the world. The very fact that they can get on a site like this and complain about their government should tell them something.

Answer 6

The freedom to do and say the things we want without worrying about someone arresting us for it. Just like all these Americabs who get on here and talk about how horrible our government is. If it was as bad as they themselves are on here claiming, they wouldn't be able to talk about it. The fact that they can is freedom.

Answer 7

close up. basically because of the fact somebody is Muslim does no longer mean they seem to be a suicide bomber. Why does anybody see Mr. Aldkadskliuahla as a terrorist, whilst he ought to purely be a dependable non secular member? He could be your neighbor, and do an identical issues taht you do, yet take part in distinctive faith activities. Who reported that what you have faith is what I ought to have faith? Is it actual that we are a communist government? properly it is not, so is it actual that anybody must be an identical and have faith an identical? properly no. So why will we ought to have ignorant white christians going approximately daily activities irritating approximately what is going to take place in the event that they arrive across a Muslim? properly it seems that there are various Christian terrorists of Western Europe, or maybe in u.s.. confident, Adolf Hitler became right into a Nazi and he killed greater Jews than anybody bloodbath at a time. Six million Jews being killed isn't purely categorised as terrorism upon human beings, yet additionally mass genocide. The Romans killed thousands and thousands of Catholics seeing for a clean faith. have been they nevertheless white although? and how bearing directly to the united statesauthorities killing 1000's of community individuals just to take over land? Is that terroism, or no longer... because of the fact that we are actually not Muslim? human beings now adays look to have a imprecise image of terrorism, constantly bearing on it to: human beings of middle jap international locations, that holiday planes into homes. properly the chilly and easy actuality is that there are 1000's of those that desire terror on others. Even right here in this united states of america. A criminal working example kills yet another guy, it is inflicting terror on his sufferer. So no. we ought to constantly enable anybody and anybody prepare regardless of faith they desire. it is not as much as us (white christians) as being the common public to be certain what different human beings could do. because of the fact who knows, according to possibility that Muslim which you hate lots will grow to be a central authority chief and desire revenge on you! We too have been as quickly as the minority, yet rose to ability. So why no longer think of that somebody else stands out as the common public sometime? by making use of the way, in case you think of that white christians constantly ruled this land, you're incorrect. because of the fact the British of previous due 1700s easily owned the Americas. and that they too inflicted terror on us.

Answer 8

I believe we are less free than we were beroe the attack on Iraq. We can't fly like we use to everything we say do etc, is screened by our government. How can that be considered free. The government can use any term they want but it an't free.

Answer 9

How about the FREEDOM , NOT TO HAVE PEOPLE FLYING PLANES INTO BUILDINGS , BLOWING UP SCHOOLS , Commiting suicide with explosives in crowded areas ,

Answer 10

this is coming from the same people/government who has more troops in iraq and the middle east then they do helping rebuild New Orleans.