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@igel Freedom™*

*Freedom™ does not apply to you if you are: poor, non-christian, and/or non-white

@wowaname @igel it's cool to have a scrap of paper that everyone worships that says "ur free" but in practice it's different

@matrix @wowaname @igel i wouldn't say the right to go on the internet and yell about how much you hate jews is such an important right compared to others

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The right to free speech is one of the most important ones and I didn't say hate Jews.
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@matrix @wowaname @igel free speech isn't of much use if you're not guaranteed, say, shelter, food, and healthcare, rights which exist in every "developed" nation except the United States of Freedom

@tuxcrafting @matrix @wowaname matrix doesnt realize that we can break every law in germany and czechland on fedi, and nothing happens until somebody actually puts money and effort into the prosecution. And who tf would do that
@igel @tuxcrafting @matrix @wowaname I could think of a certain someone I won't name, starting with k and ending with aniini
@grips @matrix @tuxcrafting @wowaname those insecure babies leave fedi before putting in effort for stuff like that. Just like he did
@igel @matrix @tuxcrafting @wowaname matrix already lost one domain thanks to him, so who knows
@grips @matrix @tuxcrafting @wowaname losing a domain isnt the same as reporting somebody for hatespeech to the police. That actually takes some real effort.
Well except in my case cuz I host at home

@grips
Kaninni was a big pussy though and wasn't the only one that took down my meme domain.
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@igel
Except I'm mostlikely fine because I host in the US. You host at home.
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@igel @tuxcrafting @matrix same exact shit happens here, why do you think i pirate? that alone doesnt make your germany special
@wowaname @matrix @tuxcrafting germany is special because im in it also I will never be poor because of medical bills so thats nice I guess

@tuxcrafting
Those aren't rights though. Somebody has to build that shelter, grow the food and provide health care.
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@matrix @tuxcrafting @igel youre wrong, theres this thing called the american revolution where we literally had to fight for our independence from britain. that holiday we just had earlier this month wasnt just a bunch of hillbillies drinking beer and shooting firecrackers for no damned reason
@matrix @tuxcrafting @igel you implied that god just hands me freedom on a silver platter
@matrix @igel @tuxcrafting the second you stop standing up for your beliefs, you resign your right to liberty

@wowaname
Even those who believe in God don't believe that and I don't believe in the supernatural.
You are born with your inalienable natural rights however that doesn't nobody is able to infringe upon them. That's why you fought for independence, you fought someone who was infringing upon your natural rights. That's why the founding father's formed the US. To create a mechanism that would protect those rights.
And Jefferson's draft didn't mention God.
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@tuxcrafting @matrix @igel rights arent god-given no matter what america's forefathers said, people had to work for them. being a literal deadbeat does not earn you a pass to live, theres plenty of homeless programs here without having the government's blessing, people can literally find one and get the help they need
@tuxcrafting @igel @matrix i dont understand the eurocentric view of "muh taxes gotta pay for the gibs", no, you can have the "right" to food and shelter without it coming from the state

as for healthcare, i will admit its massively fucked here but it fucks everyone over, has nothing to do with lack of universal healthcare and everything to do with pharma lobbying and a forced oligopoly.
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