The following is a quote from ex-mayor Rudy Giuliani...
"Freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do."
Did any of you guys realize what freedom meant? This was sort of an eye opener for me regarding Rudy's way of thinking.
We all come into this world and our parents hoped that it would be a better world for us and that WE COULD BE ALL THAT WE WANTED TO BE. To dream, our ancestors had a dream...it was called FREEDOM. They fought, they bled, they died...and freedom was born in this country...1776.
Now Rudy wants to change the meaning of the word? I think not.
So, in other words, our past and present soldiers fought and died for authority? Not the right to be free, wow, the Nazi's would have had a field day with this propaganda.
This definitely sounds like "Big Brother" and double think. It seems that many of our contenders on both sides of the platform need to remove their feet from their mouths.
In this day and age, I certainly don't want to even consider a person qualified for the Presidency - unless they have a considerable amount of control over their mouth and what comes out of it. Just imagine...we have an ex-mayor of a city, that was a melting pot for refugees seeking freedom, a city that has a huge welcoming freedom statue in it's harbor...the Statue of Liberty. Liberty means freedom...not render unto Caesar.
I also wouldn't want a president who proclaims to the world..."Hell, no I won't use nukes!" No one wants that but we have really, really bad guys out there that have them and are not afraid to use them. So that was a really dumb thing to say. I prefer to think of Roosevelt and his "carry a big stick policy". Diplomacy has to be an avenue to peace, but done with a firm strength of conviction.
Yes, we need laws and yes, we have a process to bring our laws into being. But we are not to be blindly lead like sheep to the slaughter, that is why so many people are upset in this country.
We were fooled by a wicked few who, evidently, have no concept of Freedom.
4 comments:
i'm glad you posted this, sandi. and yes - it sounds exactly like Big Brother and double think. my boss thinks guiliani is the bees knees because of his leadership following 9-11. seems to me that awful, awful day opened the door to opportunistic politicians who want control of..everything, including our freedoms.
Wow, Sis - I wouldn't have voted for him anyway but the American people deserve better than that! How could anyone live in America that long and think that way?
Charlene
Being a New Yorker and an admirer of Rudy Giuliani and his services dealing with 9/11, I have to say I was shocked to learn he felt that way. Freedom comes at a high price. We have laws in this country to protect those freedoms not limit them as you see fit as an authoritive figure. Sounds like a lot of Bushism going on lately. (Hugs) Indigo
I think what scares me most is the prevalence of people who would subscribe to Rudy's definition today. What is considered radical thinking is slowly becoming more and more mainstream, and with it the reactions of some less-than-sane dissidents. Makes me nervous when someone is that authoritarian in their ideology.
Jimmy
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