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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 4 Jul 24

Good afternoon from hot Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It has clouded over and will start raining soon. The current temperature is 80 F. Today, we, as Americans, have every reason to be thankful. We live in the greatest country in...

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Remember Why We Left Britain?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 7 Nov 22

George Washington gave Americans a stark warning when he stepped down from the presidency in 1797. He asked Americans to remember the chaos and decay that they felt British Parliament had fallen into and why we traveled here to...

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Date Poem: Monday, November Eleventh, Two Thousand And Nineteen

Stacey @xstitcher (39034) • Petaluma, California 11 Nov 19

Many freedoms I enjoy; None should be taken for granted; Every one was paid for by The service of a veteran; and Them I should thank for All that I freely do in the Nation in which I live. © Stacey Uffelman 11/11/19

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Freedom of Speech

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (128837) • Gainesville, Florida 10 Jan 16

After I wrote my post this morning about people tasting American food for the first time, I ran into a friend of mine who is Vietnamese. Her family immigrated from Vietnam when she was a school girl. Although she can't remember...

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Tis the season I suppose..

greenfeathers @greenfeathers (1206) • United States 10 Dec 11

I'm not sure where this is coming from. Could be the seasonal thing, my dad's death this past summer, the heart problems or a bit of all..whatever..Out of the boredom this morning trudged a notion about rights/freedoms and...

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Israel has always been a friend of the US

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 4 Jun 09

But, with Obama's new policies, they are getting nervous. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/69296.html Obama's decision to become "friends" with all countries, is a little scary, not only to Israel. It looks like our country...

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Last time I checked I still lived in the United States of America

cj5guy @cj5guy (93) • United States 18 May 09

Which gives me the freedom of choice. I can choose my religion, I have the freedom to my opinion. I also have the freedom to tell you that I don't agree with your opinion. I will listen to your side, and why you feel that way, but...

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Bill O'Reilly calls out Feminist and Gays over Miss California

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 12 May 09

Bill O"Reilly call to task a liberal columnist and a member of the gay community over the treatment of Miss California. He asked why members of the Gay community didn't come to her defence for her right to speak. The response was...

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I Want To Start A Petition For Freedom Not Socialism!

whimsystoryteller @whimsystoryteller (1743) • United States 11 Feb 09

Dear MyLot Friends who don't want to lose our country's freedoms, please join with me and help me to draft a petition that all Americans can sign to keep our freedoms in this country. Let's not throw away what so many have died to...

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Hello out there my fellow MyLotters who wonder what I have been up to...

Aingealicia @Aingealicia (1905) • United States 29 Jan 09

I know a lot on here wonder where my frustration and anger comes from for our current situation in America. This is part of my book, My life on the A train. It is an autobiography of my life and where I have been. However this...

News...News....News....New Poem

Aingealicia @Aingealicia (1905) • United States 25 Jan 09

So this is one unedited.....enjoy. Ainge NEWS As the news plays I watch along. Playing on a box. With thoughts prolonged. A new death upon the sickle she lies. Yet there will be no memory of why; an activist was...

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If you knew the choices in your life put you in danger....

Aingealicia @Aingealicia (1905) • United States 25 Jan 09

Would you still do it if it were for the right reasons? I mean if you knew your job you had put you and your family at risk, but you knew it would save thousands, millions of lives, would you put your own life on the...

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Do You Remember When?

Ithink @Ithink (10106) • United States 15 Dec 08

Your parents could let you go outside and not worry about something happening to you. That when you were gone from early morning until supper, it wasnt a need to worry and call the police? My mom and I was talking about how...

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Man Does Not Have To Be Superman To Be Free

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 26 Nov 08

All man has to do is stay bigger, stronger and faster than government. In The Ethics of Liberty, Murray Rothbard writes in a section titled “A Crusoe Social Philosophy” Critics have charged that this freedom is illusory because...

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Pre-Election Warning

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 23 Jun 08

The letter below is from some missionaries who have served in Kenya for over 20 years and know Obama's family. I think it holds some truths that should be considered when you help choose who will be our next president. If you...

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Freedom

Aingealicia @Aingealicia (1905) • United States 7 Apr 08

Two hearts, One mind. Finding the truth is hard to find. Where I sit and write in place. A soldier cries in his place. Granted he signed up and went to war. For one man to settle a score. To die with honour is what one...

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Is America really changing into a dictatorship?

avonrep1 @avonrep1 (1862) • United States 25 Mar 08

My husband and I were talking last night about US politics. It has been a hot topic around our home since 9/11. We have looked at the 9/11 truth movement stuff, like Loose change, comes first to mind along with countless other...

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Ok I was not sure where to put this...New Music to change the world....

Aingealicia @Aingealicia (1905) • United States 4 Mar 08

I have been researching GitMo as most who know me know this. One person who I always listen to is Eminem, fantastic musician. I believe he has done it again. I suggest anyone who likes Em like I do, go check out the new group he...

Why Digital and Why mandatory

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 9 Jan 08

Why is all broadcasting being switched over to digital from Radio waves? Is this a universal occurance or just in the USA? I am made uneasy by this transition only because it is across the board, mandatory. no option, no...

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Democracy or Dictatorship?

devilsangel @devilsangel (1817) • United States 21 Sep 07

Ok as most know the US is considered a Democratic Republic, but to be frank it's more like a dressed up Dictatorship. We are suppose to be the land of the free yet so many of our "freedoms" are slowly being taken away from us "for...

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