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There is a very distinct strain of American thought that says freedom means the biggest or richest get whatever they want. Which is ironic because that’s actua
by fallingfrog 5y ago
There is a very distinct strain of American thought that says freedom means the biggest or richest get whatever they want. Which is ironic because that’s actually exactly what tyranny is. But in that framework, fairness is tyranny, because they see themselves as the strong and feel that it is their birthright to take what they want from those they see as weak.
- useragent86 5y ago> There is a very distinct strain of American thought that says freedom means the biggest or richest get whatever they want. Where did you get this idea? How do you reconcile it with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights?
- Inityx 5y agoWell its pretty apparent in the state of American society today, and exemplified by companies like Facebook and Tesla flagrantly and repeatedly violating the law without substantive consequence