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    Jillian & Allison's Daddy Senior Member Don Corleone's Avatar
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    I think Meneldil has the straightest shot so far. Very few and far between are the people that actually admit to this, but in general, "freedom" means freedom to do what I want and "freedom" to prevent you from doing what I don't want you to do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Corleone View Post
    Very few and far between are the people that actually admit to this, but in general, "freedom" means freedom to do what I want and "freedom" to prevent you from doing what I don't want you to do.
    Oh yeah? Well then, Mister Smartypants, what exactly did Mel Gibson die for?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    Oh yeah? Well then, Mister Smartypants, what exactly did Mel Gibson die for?
    Freedom!!



    Wait, do yo mean in Braveheart or The Patriot? If the latter, he died because it was an awful movie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    USA USA USA
    LOL, good one!

    Took me some time to get it, but now I did it's sarcasm at its best

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    Of all the countries iv read about the Netherlands seems like the most free. America is nowhere the most free since the prison population is enormously huge, the goverment WANTS people in prison, have no doubt about that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mooks View Post
    Of all the countries iv read about the Netherlands seems like the most free. America is nowhere the most free since the prison population is enormously huge, the goverment WANTS people in prison, have no doubt about that.
    Depends, we certainly have the most civil liberties but the Americans are better protected (in law at least theory and practise huh) against their governments, the Netherlands is a bit of a townshall-junta, you wouldn't believe how many rules there are for very small things, and it can get very childish and very random.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mooks View Post
    Of all the countries iv read about the Netherlands seems like the most free. America is nowhere the most free since the prison population is enormously huge, the goverment WANTS people in prison, have no doubt about that.
    ?

    So that it can pay for them instead of them paying for themselves???

    On the topic, I don't believe that USA is the freest country in the world. I'd put many European countries ahead of US...

    As Meneldil said, it's just a national myth... A myth that goes a long way back, when people were slaves and/or were treated as second class citizens because of their colour, ancestry, religion etc..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
    As Meneldil said, it's just a national myth... A myth that goes a long way back, when people were slaves and/or were treated as second class citizens because of their colour, ancestry, religion etc..
    Just for information, America brought freedom and equality long after the British did and Britain were the ones who dismantled the slave trade and the practise of slavery.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
    ?

    So that it can pay for them instead of them paying for themselves???
    Look at the deficit and how much it is increasing, I really doubt the government really cares about that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mooks View Post
    Of all the countries iv read about the Netherlands seems like the most free. America is nowhere the most free since the prison population is enormously huge, the goverment WANTS people in prison, have no doubt about that.
    Are the people there even freer than what they are in Poland?
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