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Are U.S. freedoms eroding? Poll
GoGov.com ^

Posted on 09/10/2001 7:42:37 PM PDT by BJungNan

I don't know how anyone can say the U.S. is more free than it used to be, but that is what this poll shows. I think for some groups in some situations it may be more free, but for the majority of Americans, government has more and more control over their lives.

Poll Link Here

Are U.S. freedoms eroding? Do you have more, less or about the same freedom as before?
- More freedom. 54%
- Less freedom. 18%
- The same as before. 28%


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1 posted on 09/10/2001 7:42:37 PM PDT by BJungNan
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People are confusing political freedom with the freedom to be licentious.
2 posted on 09/10/2001 7:52:54 PM PDT by lady lawyer
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Bump
3 posted on 09/10/2001 7:59:38 PM PDT by FourPeas
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To: lady lawyer
People are confusing political freedom with the freedom to be licentious.

You summed up everything in one very concise and accurate sentence.

(Not bad for a lawyer) ;-)

4 posted on 09/10/2001 8:04:29 PM PDT by Mulder
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"Do you have more, less or about the same freedom as before?"

As before what?

5 posted on 09/10/2001 8:10:39 PM PDT by wife-mom
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Thanks. How about this one: The liberals are succeeding in making sex the new "opiate of the masses."
6 posted on 09/10/2001 8:15:04 PM PDT by lady lawyer
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To: BJungNan
Creeping-tyranny Bump
7 posted on 09/10/2001 8:20:31 PM PDT by Semaphore Heathcliffe
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To: lady lawyer
Don't rush to judgement. The Poll has "less freedom" winning now.
8 posted on 09/10/2001 8:29:19 PM PDT by Rudder
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How about this one: The liberals are succeeding in making sex the new "opiate of the masses."

That's accurate also. It's worked in Europe, and they are trying it here too.

9 posted on 09/10/2001 8:29:29 PM PDT by Mulder
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People are confusing political freedom with the freedom to be licentious.

Oh my. I am going to have to pull the dictionary out for that one.

10 posted on 09/10/2001 11:01:55 PM PDT by BJungNan
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Oh my. I am going to have to pull the dictionary out for that one.

Hehehehe...me too. I use Mirriam-Webster Online

Main Entry: li·cen·tious
Pronunciation: lI-'sen(t)-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin licentiosus, from licentia
Date: 1535
1 : lacking legal or moral restraints; especially :
disregarding sexual restraints
2 : marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness
- li·cen·tious·ly adverb
- li·cen·tious·ness noun

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11 posted on 09/10/2001 11:21:57 PM PDT by krb
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Less Freedom now at 50%! BTTT
12 posted on 09/10/2001 11:58:35 PM PDT by brat
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13 posted on 09/12/2001 9:10:57 AM PDT by twh01
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You thought they were eroding then (one day before 9/11). They're just about non-existent now. Wonder what the poll would show today.
14 posted on 12/13/2003 5:25:52 PM PST by my_pointy_head_is_sharp
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