FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 7 months agoFreedom rulelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1imageFreedom rulelemmy.blahaj.zoneFakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareSaintWacko@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI read something once that made a lot of sense. For the left, freedom means “freedom from”. For the right, freedom means “freedom to”.
minus-squareFakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI mean, for me, it means both. I’m a big believer in FDR’s concept of four freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoFreedom from want & fear 🔥 beautifully stated
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agowell, all the examples in the image are “freedom to”, and are leftist viewpoints, so I’m not sure about that that statement.
I read something once that made a lot of sense. For the left, freedom means “freedom from”. For the right, freedom means “freedom to”.
I mean, for me, it means both. I’m a big believer in FDR’s concept of four freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
Freedom from want & fear 🔥 beautifully stated
well, all the examples in the image are “freedom to”, and are leftist viewpoints, so I’m not sure about that that statement.