Rights and What is Left to Control

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the lion's share

How much control should we have over other people?

In our society, regardless of where you live, your rights are paramount to your happiness. You base your entire world (and even worldview) around your rights. Your right to live, to find joy, to experience the full gamut of being a human, to be who you are.

This includes your right to choose where you live (to an extent), where you work (to an extent), what you learn (to an extent), who you worship (to an extent), who you love (to an extent), how to raise your family (to an extent), what products you’ll buy (to an extent), and even where you’ll rest when you pass (to an extent).

A lot of ‘to an extent’ that could be unpacked, but the reality is that for every station of life, for every aspect of it, and for everyone anywhere in the world…

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Why don’t leftists realize America is too different to adopt the Nordic model?

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A very insightful, succinct take on a complicated country.

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I’m not a leftist as you would define it. Why? Because you have no idea what a “leftist” is. So, I’m going to educate you.

The terms “Leftist” and “Rightist” come from 2 Civil Wars. The first, the English Civil War between Charles I and the Parliamentarians. The second being the French Revolution between the National Assembly and Louis XVI.

At the end of both, those who believed in the monarchy, divine right of kings to rule, feudalism, and so on stood to the right of the king. Those who believed in rule of the people, by the people and for the people stood to the left of the king.

So, those who stood on the right believe in autocratic government with 1 person having unlimited power, having different social classes, oppression of the people, with power in the hands of the monarch and nobles and the people serve the…

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The Most Horrible Task…

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Coalition of the Brave

Shared from this post, by Knotty, and also shared on Meerkat Musings. I cannot fathom how anyone would not break down doing this job. It would crush me, especially given the senseless nature of how 19 little souls were ripped away, all because some people think access to firearms matters more than a child’s right to life. It is not without irony that the so-called ‘pro-life’ crowd champion forcing people to give birth, but take no interest in stopping gun violence, even when children are killed. These people are usually American Republicans, who usually have close financial ties to the National Rifle Association, which tells you everything you need to know.

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Roe vs Wade P3

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Coalition of the Brave

Reproduced via a forum:

I’m not pro-murdering babies.
I’m pro-Becky who found out at her 20 week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life sustaining organs.
I’m pro-Susan who was sexually assaulted on her way home from work, only to come to the horrific realization that her assailant planted his seed in her when she got a positive pregnancy test result a month later.
I’m pro-Theresa who hemorrhaged due to a placental abruption, causing her parents, spouse, and children to have to make the impossible decision on whether to save her or her unborn child.
I’m pro-little Cathy who had her innocence ripped away from her by someone she should have been able to trust and her 11 year old body isn’t mature enough to bear the consequence of that betrayal.
I’m pro-Melissa who’s working two jobs just…

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