i mean really apprecaite it. i truly feel the only way to really really understand freedom is to have it taken away for long periods of time. i dont feel the majority of people ever stop to think about how much freedom we enjoy, but you may feel different than me. id like to hear your opinions, if you think im right or if you think im way off...thanks.
2007-10-28 18:49:39 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I wonder sometimes if we do .......I have traveled around this earth several times with my father and when what I have seen, we here in the United States do not understand what it would be like to lose the freedoms we have here ...IE: freedom of religion , freedom of speech .. and so forth. I can't even begin to explain the lack of freedoms I have witness in my travels.. not being able to speak your mind or worship whom you want and the punishments that goes along with it. we here in the United States tend to get comfortable with the "norm" and with that comes the "whatever " attitude.... your right about having something taken away would make "some" think but when you strife to keep something such as freedom once you had a taste of it....would make you respect it more......that's whats missing mostly is the 'respect" towards our Freedom
2007-10-28 19:03:04 · answer #1 · answered by tammy s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is difficult to appreciate the freedoms enshrined in the first ten amendments to our Constitution when less than one in five adults in our country has ever read the document. I retired from the Navy over 25 years ago. In that time I've been absolutely stunned by how little my fellow citizens know about the armed forces, the system of government, how laws are made and even who their Member of Congress is.
Even more disheartening is the fact that less than 50% of eligible voters are even registered to vote. So, I wonder a great deal about the commitment I made of 25 years of my life and ponder whether or not the people are worth defending and whether they really deserve men and women putting their lives on the line to maintain those freedoms. The one thing which has kept me sane all of these years is knowing that I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Not the people. Not the flag. Not one political movement instead of another.
I despair at those who throw words like "fascist and "nazi" around. Most wouldn't know a fascist if he bit them on the bottom. I also despair at those who think they are somehow losing their freedoms because the owners of this web site have introduced some restrictions on the use of this feature. They can't seem to grasp that the First Amendment doesn't apply to Yahoo Answers.
I appreciate the freedoms I have because I have been in countries which don't have anything remotely resembling our Bill of Rights. And I bless my parents for giving me the precious gift of birth in the United States of America.
2007-10-29 02:33:49 · answer #2 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Noam Chomsky points out, freedom in the U.S. basically means having the majority of your life decisions made, directly or indirectly, by large corporations. Do people appreciate it? I think some people do; however, I think it is important for thosein power to make us not appreciate our state of being--that is, they want us to take for granted, to treat as natural our every day lives. If we don't, then we might stop to consider whether or not we should be appreciative, and exactly what we are supposed to be appreciative for. And it's really not in those groups interests to have the majority of people ask these questions. Otherwise they might start to wonder why U.S. "freedom" means that so many in other countries have to live in terrible poverty, why our "freedom" inherently entails destroying the environment, and why our "freedom" results in U.S.'ers having to work more hours and more days than almost any other industrialized workforce in the world. We might wonder why, though we have freedom to vote, we don't actually have a large number of political parties (that might actually represent the interest of individuals); why, though we have freedom of speech, that freedom can be taken away by the companies we work for; and why, though we have freedom of religion, not all religions are treated equally (by the government or by society at large).
2007-10-29 01:58:13 · answer #3 · answered by Qwyrx 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I watch the news...so yes, I DEFINITELY appreciate my freedom. This is especially true as I am female and feel that I have more freedom here than many women do across the world.
I'm glad I don't have to endure infibulation and that I can leave my house without a male chaperone and a full-body covering. I also enjoy voting...go figure!
2007-10-29 01:55:23 · answer #4 · answered by lauren 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, most do take it for granite.
Another example of this is how many things that are not rights are being twisted into rights.... for example, the right to marry, the right to medical, the right to social security, the right to a living wage.
None of those things were rights. The are all prividleges granted by the government if the government makes that law. Now everything is a right, which goes to show people don't understand their government or what a right really is.
2007-10-29 02:03:20 · answer #5 · answered by mnbvcxz52773 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Me , answering your doubt is also a freedom in a form of communication, which half the world population cannot and do not have the means.
Americans die, in other countries, to protect the / their freedom. People in Burma are dying to get their freedom.
Tyrants ruling any country will never allow full freedom to the people , while they plunder the country's economy.
Simply put ," Countries do not have freedom have poverty ".
2007-10-29 02:30:58 · answer #6 · answered by jjshri ram 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if we really do appreciate our freedoms. We have never had to live without them. We can come & go as we please. Women can live and dress the way they choose. We can say basically anything we want to.
To some extent I think in order to appreciate our freedom, we need to have it taken away.
I listen to my sons speak about how they have seen citizens in Iraq treated and I think we are very lucky to live here. But, we no idea what it is like to live any other way.
2007-10-29 02:12:58 · answer #7 · answered by Diane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i happen to agree that majority of us really do take all the freedoms that we have very much for granted but at the same time we are also very much aware of its existence and make no mistake that someone will do something to take it away and you will see how fast we all become united and one in depending it, and this attitude is what makes me, a naturalized citizen to be so proud to be a part of this great country. I LOVE U.S.A. FOREVER.
2007-10-29 01:58:13 · answer #8 · answered by livinhapi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, most people tak their freedoms fo granted and do not think that they can be taken away just as fast. People have forgotten the sacrifices our forefathers made to ensure that we can enjoy the freedoms we now take for granted.
2007-10-29 07:00:21 · answer #9 · answered by tercelclub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are right...most people do take it for granted...especially damn liberal trash...they say they love america but they constantly bad mouth our military and government...Freedom is far to great of a thing to have...as a female I wouldn't have near the same opportunities in any other country as I have in the good ol' USA...and in honor of the brave men and women to serve before me...I am now a future U.S. Marine...thanks to all the service men and women they are the my heroes...
2007-10-29 15:06:38 · answer #10 · answered by Julie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋