What is the definition of FREEDOM?? Libert and Justice.. I don't see it in America, we are in a police state
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Just like Orwell wrote;\n\nWAR IS PEACE\nFREEDOM IS SLAVERY\nIGNORANCE IS STRENGTH\n\nBig Brother is alive and watching you.\n(and I don't mean that bloke in the clouds, bloody Christians).
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The right to freedom to practice your religion.  You can practice any religion you like, as long as you are not a Muslim.  (Recent news article showed that a person suspected of terrorism was set a parole so that he could not travel more than 1 mile from home - therefore could not go to mosque).\n\nA right to speedy trial by jury and to face your accusers. (How many terror suspects do the American currently have in a certain prison, who have not - so far - been allowed the usual legal right that everybody else takes for granted?)\n\nWho recons you haven't given up any rights or freedoms?  How long before another, equally vallid reason is found to segregate another part of our society?  How long before we can no longer enjoy the freedoms and rights that we are supposed to fight for?
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Apathy and ignorance are killers of freedom.  Fear is the lack of knowledge of the things around you.  You will never be secure behind walls you are just a prisoner of your own making.  It is important to keep the spirit alive and if necessary yes, a revolution.\n\nWe should not loose our rights through fear.
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I'd have to disagree a bit with the above answerer. Freedom and liberty are two seperate things, A King for example has total freedom, but only when he extends that freedom to his subjects would it become liberty. Liberty is also accepting that others may choose to exercise their freedom in ways you may disagree with, and it's in that accepting of differences where the meaning of that phrase is rooted.
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Police have always asked for more powers, but when these powers have been granted, they have been abused, and not used for the intended purpose.\nFor example, Anti-terrorism measures are more often used against peaceful protesters than suspected terrorists.\nThe founding fathers created a system of government primarily to protect the rights of themselves (the rich), but they realized that too much power in hands of the government could lead to a fascist police state.\nThe civil rights we have now were not given to us we had to fight for every one of them, now they are being taken away, but only as long as the people allow this to happen.\nThe government is very scared of the people, and justifiably so, it is only a matter of time till their clique is kicked out of office, and a more representative and participatory system of government is formed.
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Its a democracy so every one is free there. If there is some one with a gun roaming around,he would be a wanted criminal. That does not and should not mean that the human rights are not effective.\ncomparitively,its more effective than most other countries.
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Everything seems to be going that way. With every new law passed great strides are being made in that direction. Exactly the same in US and UK.\nBut what else can you expect when the same evil organisation owns the Federal Reserve, controls all political parties, manages the medical systems, organises all education, controls oil, controls food, controls water, is in charge of the military and secret services,  manipulates the value of the dollar, runs the drug cartels - both legal and illegal, etc etc.\nIt is already a police state - but done so subtly that nobody realises it. Its just a little extra each day, so gentle that it is all accepted.\nNow the situation is that absolutely anybody can be decalered an enemy combatant, arrested under laws of terrorism, imprisoned without charge for the rest of their lives, with no recourse to law. Isn't that  a fair definition of a police state!
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Since there is no answer to this statement, could you choose me as best answer and thus give me 10pts, please?\n\nBy the way, there is no such thing as Liberatism, i think you meant Liberalism?
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I think you are very mistaken when you say you have a culture of freedom and tolerance.\n\nI assume you are from the US?  Your history does not support your statement
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Freedom is a state of mind.
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as in we have a right to live in peace, without fear of being killed, harmed , toutured or imprisonet aginast our will, ot have our civil liberties violated .ect... who guanrantees it?\nwe do\nmy role in your right\nnoly to defend it if need be, otherwise you are free to puruse your life as you see fit
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No-One anywhere is truly free, we all have to work to earn money to pay taxes, even those of us that live in a democratic country are  not truly free because all major decisions are made by those in power, we may be able to vote who gets the control of our country but they will decide what happens to it.
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There is no such thing as a free country. some countrys have more freedoms than others is all.
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Freedom is the only value I have, understand and will protect at any cost. I feel u share similar points of view to a life.\nThere is a freedom! Even a prisoner has got one if he wants to, your mind is free and one can stop u thinking until u're dead.
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Many United State citizens are not putting up with the loss of freedoms.  Just witness the ongoing issue with telephone monitoring by the U.S. government and the response to this.  We want to feel safe yet at the same time want to be free to do what we will and say what we want.  As far as turning into a police state I still do not get stopped by law enforcement to check my papers.  I do not have to pass through checkpoints when driving to work.  I want to travel to another state I do not have to clear this decision with any form of legal authority.  We are far from a police state.
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It is atrocious to jail people without a trial, a lawyer or even one phone call; how can the US say that they are a "free" country?\n\nI am completely fine with locking up criminals but there has to be a process and evidence or the US just becomes a dictatorship.\n\n\n\nWe can not appeal to the conscience of the world when our own conscience is asleep.\nCarl von Ossietzky
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there is no totall freedom cause:\ninternational socity is baised  on   money, usefulness for community  and other factors which make us more and more limited,restricted and dependent ...\n\nunfortuatly that's the way it is .... and I have no answer why we shoulde live like this.it is totally ridiculous.