On Juneteenth, as America reflects on it's dark past, in modern day, what does true freedom look like to you?

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lightbulb27 · Accepted Answer

I have to reflect on it's dark current and the dark current of the world. We still have slavery, human trafficking (generally sexual bondage) especially in Africa and Middle East. We should probably get a large volunteer army, especially liberals/antifa/etc.. together and go in and free those slaves, don't you agree? They are the ones that want to fight for a good global cause. Greta T. can be their leader.

If we only lost around 250,000 casualities, it be worth it for the sacrafice to humanity, agree? You should volunteer, and fight for people that don't know you, might even turn on you, but for the good of humanities future, to release those slaves in Dubai, UAE, Africa, Asia, Mexico, and America. A global cleanup!

We'll... that's what the boys were facing back in the 1800's. Can you imagine being a white guy pulled off your farm to fight other white guys, to free black people you don't know. Or fight for the freedom of the state... that don't mean jack crap does it when facing a musket... or Ak-47 and RPG... which is what you'd be facing.

So I reflect on the past of humanity, how we have improved... but not much. how our country took up the cause after England to stop the awful enslaving people, horrors that are hard to imagine. How we've failed to call out Africa for the enslavement of equal numbers of white people in prior decades, and still doing (see above).. under the same umbrella of religion. The suffering people went through is awful, and still going I hear.

I applaud all those whom are free to make decisions and choices for their lives. So many, too many humans continue to suffer in a world of abundance. That, should be our cause, not so much reflection on what others did... but what we will do.

snowboarder720 · Accepted Answer

True freedom is when equity given to the communities that deserve liberation that hasn’t been given to them through generations and generations.

RingOfFire · Answer

Let's get the facts straight as inconvenient as it may be for The narrative of the left.

America is where slavery came to die. The Republican party was created for the very purpose of abolishing slavery by defeating the Democrat party - which was the party founded for the purpose of representing slave owners and perpetuating black slavery.

Republicans recognized that this age old practice was an abomination of morality. That was a revelation at that time as it was just accepted all over the world that blacks were subservient and meant to serve as slaves.

Slavery was the norm back then practiced in many places around the world. It's not "America's dark past," it's the human races dark past.

Black Africans were enslaving each other for thousands of years before America even existed. Tribal warfare and slavery for the losing tribe was standard practice among African blacks. They actually invented the practice of slavery. And later they sold their slaves in a thriving slave trade to other places including America. It was a big, lucrative business for black Africans for centuries.

In fact it is blacks enslaving other blacks in Africa to this day which is one of the few vestiges of human slavery still alive on the planet today.

Inconvenient truth for political race baiting pimps, but truth just the same.

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

A purely philosophical exercise, given that the rise of cooperative societies has all but eliminated true liberty. We disguise it with an abundance of apparent choices in utterly meaningless facets of society and culture. In the end, all most of us do is exactly what we are expected to do and what we are permitted to do. Truer freedom can be observed in the oligarchy, and we refer to it as “privilege” or “corruption”. It can also be seen in the marginalized. Whether they’re self exiled like preppers and the homeless & jobless, or put away in prisons and institutions, people we consider mavericks, brigands and outcasts all have exercised their own versions of liberty in one or more ways.
Liberty and sacrifice are a balancing act. You can’t have one without the other. Most of us rely heavily upon our governments dictate what exactly the balance should be. Which is where the deep and wide irony lies.
I have rare experiences that near what i think true freedom might feel like. Long hikes and completely rural camping are close. The tentacles of control always remained in the form of the somewhat self imposed expectation that i would eventually have to return to skool or work, and other societally accepted conditions of “normalcy”. I’ve been in somewhat dangerous situations out there, and i believe the thought of dying on my own terms was the closest i have ever come to complete freedom. It’s exhilarating, but difficult to separate from the adrenaline spike of facing my own mortality.

ohsheeT · Answer

True freedom to me
Is we the people have elections to pick the best people who have our best Interest in hand. That are there to have our back s

To help us all grow and Succeed.
In our states and our country. To help every one Achieve.
The American dream. To make sure that we our not being taken advantage of

In stead they are doing the opposite of all the above. If you have kids or grand children they are so fucked. But something needs to happen we are all on the wrong path America is on its way to Destroy in itself.

Jersey2 · Answer

It’s funny, Juneteenth is about the Republicans finally freeing blacks from Democrat slavery. The Republicans did that and yet the black population votes for their old slave masters with the Democrat party… a party who now screams about keeping illegals because “who will pick our crops”. Sound familiar?

Freedom for me means I can do what I want without interference from other people or the government as long I I don’t break laws that are not overly intrusive and have a moral grounding. But freedom can be scary as there isn’t a big government there to catch you if you fall, you just fall and good neighbors help you up, not a bloated, ineffective, useless, expensive government.

I want freedom from government mostly today.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

True ''freedom'' to me means that no one - and especially the U. S. - can dictate when or how to celebrate my own freedom.

Freedom is a personal thing, not a political one; and also not one that relates to a specific ''culture''.

''True'' freedom to me means being independent from:

- banks

- social expectations

- ''leaders''

- national (ist) identity pressure

- populistic/opportunistic phrasing or behaviour

and such.

But most of all: I believe that the only freedom that is natural to us is the attempt to try something.

All other ''freedoms'' are fictional in some way.

I am free when I can attempt something on my own terms — not when I am told I am free.

exitseven · Answer

Juneteenth is nothing but a fake holiday created by the democrats to pander for the black vote. I was living in Texas on June 19th a long time ago and nobody said a word about it. Meanwhile on Sept.11,2001 our nation was attacked by terrorists and over a thousand Americans were killed and our way of life was permanently changed.

It was so long ago that many Americans have no memory of it. They were not born yet or were too young to remember it.

September 11th should be known as Remembrance Day. We should never forget what happened that day/

slatyb · Answer

It looks a lot like Europe, where children can go to school without active shooter drills, where people can attend large gatherings without worrying about being shot, where people can change jobs or stop working without worrying about medical bills, where teens can go to uni without incurring crushing debt, where people can travel easily without the expense of owning a car.

QuietRunner · Answer

I celebrate Juneteenth, by remembering too great Americans, General Ulysses S. Grant and General William Tecumseh Sherman as the breakers of chains and destroyers of the Confederate States of America. These two great Americans along with millions of others made this day possible.

contentious · Answer

I don't know anyone that reflects on or celebrates Juneteenth. I forgot it was even considered a holiday. As far as I remember, it's just a day for black people to shoot each other at BBQs.

Zack-Bann · Answer

Dark past… Implying the future is somehow bright? It’s long past time to accept humans have always and will always make mistakes and cause themselves pain

Finchie40 · Answer

Not having to go to work today , I am grateful for that freedom lol

Iron_Man · Answer

happy Juneteenth? This is my question from last year

jshm2 · Answer

Never again must America be allowed to enslave and exploit to that extent.

seeyounexttuesday · Answer

We celebrate the Republican party for freeing the slaves and the Democrat party for starting the KKK in response.

SotiCoto · Answer

A nice new ocean between Canada & Mexico where an unwanted country used to be.

Anonymous · Answer

I would love for social media to be free of SJWs and virtue signalers.

DCVsMarvel2 · Answer

I know it's not what's going on today, under our current leader

dinojames22 · Answer

Thanks for the reminder that the post office is closed today

FunkyMonkee · Answer

I don't bother with that woke bullshit!!

Dongie · Answer

Where there are no democrats on the earth.

blackeagle007 · Answer

Weird unheard of holiday

Pterodon · Answer

Everyone getting a long

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

Nothing like Trump's America !!!

In_Trance · Answer

No such thing as true freedom

Anonymous · Answer

What kind of flag is that?

DevotedWarrior4Venus · Answer

Going to work and not crying about the past

Anonymous · Answer

Picking cotton wasn't so hard by the way

Tom567456 · Answer

Hmmmm

Anonymous · Answer

What dark past?

On Juneteenth, as America reflects on it's dark past, in modern day, what does true freedom look like to you?

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