"We have enormous freedom. That’s not a gift that was given to us, it’s a legacy that was left to us by centuries of struggle. By centuries of people that most of whose names are completely forgotten, the ones who created the freedom and the rights we now have, and that will be taken away unless you constantly defend them."

- Noam Chomsky

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the term freedom has been stolen by conservatives and libertarians.

https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/spirit-liberty-speech-judge-learned-hand-1944

"The Spirit of Liberty" Speech by Judge Learned Hand, 1944

"The Spirit of Liberty." A speech given by Judge Learned Hand in 1944 in celebration of I am an American Day.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
@wjmaggos @dansup just don't say much about that org in a crowded theater!
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the term freedom has been stolen by conservatives and libertarians.
Even if that is true, that does not mean we should dismiss the concept of freedom. The people on the left need just as much freedom as people on the right. Anyone advocating otherwise doesn't understand the meaning of the word.