Qasim Rashid, Esq.Jul 3, 2023

A Republican got offended I called the founding U.S. citizens "colonizers,"—rebuking me that “the original 13 colonies were beacons of freedom.”

I asked him to repeat that part...slowly. Apparently "colonies" is respectful—but calling those who built colonies "colonizers" is not.🤔

Also, I'm sure the enslaved, Native Americans, women, and anyone not a WASP wealthy land owner would likely disagree with that whole "beacon of freedom" part.

Show threadBill
@QasimRashid sometimes freedom means different things to different people
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Show threadBillJul 3, 2023
@QasimRashid for example my great great grandmother only spoke Cherokee so freedom to her was a meaningless collection of phenomes
Show threadBillJul 3, 2023
@QasimRashid her great grandson my uncle believes freedom is the ability to spend as much money as you want and never see a credit posted to your bank account
Show threadBillJul 3, 2023
@QasimRashid for me freedom means a lack of incarceration
Show threadTheAnymouseProphetJul 3, 2023
@quetz @QasimRashid I think in reality, freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. Nothing ain't worth nothing, but it's free.