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Your ancestors were religious nuts who wanted more constraints on society, not less. It's not until you get to Enlightenment-influenced thinkers like Jefferson
by flir 3y ago
Your ancestors were religious nuts who wanted more constraints on society, not less.
It's not until you get to Enlightenment-influenced thinkers like Jefferson and Hamilton that the whole "liberty" thing really gets a purchase. It's just a shame you didn't have a little more Hamilton and a little less Jefferson in the mix. Then you'd realise freedom is a means, not an end.
- friend_and_foe 3y agoYour ancestors were religious lemmings following the lies of debaucherous authoritarian religious figures claiming to be representative of god. So what? We didn't want to live how you think we ought to. And you still think we should, no surprise to any of us here. Some things never change. Most of our ancestors came after independence, again, for the freedom, to escape your laws. Very few Americans can trace their lineage back to the Puritans. We believe we are right about this and you're wrong. It's engrained deeply in our culture. Why can't you just respect other cultures? Why does everyone have to think like you do? Freedom is an end unto itself.
- flir 3y agoHmm. I don't suppose you happen to know what a social imaginary is, do you?