XPost: can.politics, aus.politics, us.politics   
   From: LNPtrollbust1@loonynutters.com   
      
   On 11/02/2022 5:24 pm, 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, and in the [North] American use, Liberals are more   
   > associated with Leftists.   
      
   Maybe in the US but the US is uniquely weird when it comes to politics,   
   political jargan and how to usurp prefectly valid words and make them   
   socially unacceptable.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   The 'freedom' convoys/marches are full of fruitcakes, loons and strange   
   bed fellows with disparate aims and goals.  I've yet to see any claims   
   out of the various convoys/marches that make sense in mainstream society.   
      
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