XPost: can.politics, aus.politics, us.politics   
   From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com   
      
   On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:24:52 +1100, Oleg Smirnov  wrote:   
      
   > Fran,    
   >> On 11/02/2022 5:46 am, Oleg Smirnov wrote:   
   >>> *Ördög*,    
   >>   
   >>   
   >>>> The word *Freedom* is certainly not the only one.   
   >>>   
   >>> Anyone who'd learn the etymological origin of the word 'freedom'   
   >>> (not only in English, in many languages it's similar), would find   
   >>> it's not as nice as in the modern [leftist] meaning.   
   >>   
   >> Hmmmmmm.  From observation, I strongly suspect thaat the word 'freedom'   
   >> in a   
   >> political context is much more used by raging hard right/neo fascists   
   >> than   
   >> lefties.  eg the freedom convoy in Canada.   
      
   > In a political context, 'freedom' became a well-worn word within   
   > liberal thoughts,   
      
   Thats wrong too with countrys that just got their independance since the   
   war.   
      
   > and in the [North] American use, Liberals are more   
   > associated with Leftists.   
   >   
   > In more original meaning, liberty connotes more like "freedom from   
   > [despotic] restrictions", and the supporters of the "freedom convoy"   
   > seek to claim their protest is against unreasonable restrictions.   
      
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