Topic: How do YOU define Freedom?
OrangeCat's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:10 PM
there were some rude statements in here.which were uncalled for.


Coffee was doing no harm what so ever in here.


izzie's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:14 PM

And I used my "freedom" to state my opinion. Believe me, Im not alone in what I said. I got tons of mail about it.

There is no need in "hanging" on to a thread, and I normally go through the threads to see which ones are good. I'm not that lazy.
not a matter of lazy. its a matter of having time to sift thru pages and pages of dribble to find something that is aucutualy thought provoking.
JMO
and im glad you got tons of email.. so did i. its sad when people are afraid to post in a topic they create but also get riped apart for startin a topic and then abandoning it.
crazy how that works.

OrangeCat's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:14 PM
Coffee is a very caring person,in which she bumps them so friends can see them,that is the only reason.


so every one needs to back off her,and let her b.she aint doing no harm to any of you.

OrangeCat's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:35 PM
(((((Coffee)))))

Your big sweetheart.

I really do hope you come back soon,will miss you:heart: :heart: flowerforyou

alicat4213's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:39 PM
Hmm I find this topic very interesting and think it should continue to get bumped....


Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
--Martin Luther King, Jr.

OrangeCat's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:40 PM
and I will bump it


((((((Ali))))))smooched flowerforyou

alicat4213's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:42 PM
{{{Jason}}}smooched :heart:

OrangeCat's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:45 PM
:wink: flowerforyou


alicat4213's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:45 PM

Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them -- and then, the opportunity to choose
--C. Wright Mills

alicat4213's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:51 PM



No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to flee and fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.
--Jesse Jackson

OrangeCat's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:54 PM
Freedom of speech is the concept of being able to speak freely without censorship.

alicat4213's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:55 PM
Edited by alicat4213 on Mon 01/19/09 11:55 PM

We live in a country where we're supposed to have freedom of the press and religious freedom, but I think to some degree, there's a sense of fear in America today, that if you say the wrong thing, what some people will consider what is wrong, if you step out of line, if you dissent, whether you be an entertainer, that somehow and some way this government or the forces to be will come down on you.
--John Lewis


alicat4213's photo
Mon 01/19/09 11:59 PM

For every man who lives without freedom, the rest of us must face the guilt.
--Lillian Hellman


OrangeCat's photo
Tue 01/20/09 12:05 AM
The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may thing what we like and say what we think.

no photo
Tue 01/20/09 12:11 AM
To me freedom means living with as little interference as possible, being able to travel without restriction or curfews, speak your mind, live the lifestyle you choose as long as you are harming no one else. This should include the right to create your own means of support & shelter without fear of government intervention & excess taxation. Your freedom should never infringe on someone elses, & I think the primary role of government is to protect the people's freedom & set boundries to prevent expoitation. When government is restricting freedom rather than supporting it, it's time for new government.

DTHRomeo's photo
Tue 01/20/09 12:17 AM

And I used my "freedom" to state my opinion. Believe me, Im not alone in what I said. I got tons of mail about it.

There is no need in "hanging" on to a thread, and I normally go through the threads to see which ones are good. I'm not that lazy.


I did the same and i got mail too about it

I stated the reasons why i said what i said

Some did not see it the way i saw it

But i guess we don't agree on everything

And i don't expect it either.


OrangeCat's photo
Tue 01/20/09 12:20 AM
Edited by OrangeCat on Tue 01/20/09 12:20 AM
not every one is gonna agree on every thing


but rude statments are not needed,Coffee has deativated because of this.she is a big sweetheart who cares about all her friends,she in no way deserved what happened

DTHRomeo's photo
Tue 01/20/09 12:22 AM
You kidding me. right?

OrangeCat's photo
Tue 01/20/09 12:22 AM
no I aint

no photo
Tue 01/20/09 12:35 AM
*sigh*