Freedom
Freedom: As described by Eastons Bible Dictionary
The law of Moses pointed out the cases in which the servants of the Hebrews were to receive their freedom (Ex. 21:2-4, 7, 8; Lev. 25:39-42, 47-55; Deut.15:12-18). Under the Roman law the "freeman" (ingenuus) was one born free; the"freedman" (libertinus) was a manumitted slave, and had not equal rights with the freeman (Acts 22:28; comp. Acts 16:37-39; 21:39; 22:25; 25:11, 12).
Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Let us remember in this day and age...In America...which some would describe as the NEW Rome...That the word "Freedom" has little to nothing to do with equality and justice.
Upon the declaration of the Emancipation Proclamation enslaved American Africans became "Freedmen;"
We live today free in body but still suffering the vast inequities that are a legacy of de jure segregation (Jim Crow)...Some politicians would say it is not the job of government to interrupt your life on a personal level; America's greatness is in this FREEDOM to be un-touched by government. REALLY?
Shouldn't there be an interruption for the millions living in poverty?
What about the millions who can't read or write and are destined to live in poverty because they do not and will not have suitable access to a quality education that will prepare them to be competitive in the "market"?
What about the hundreds of thousands of black and brown faces in our correction system who are NOT being rehabilitated/corrected? The vast majority of them being incarcerated for non-violent drug offenses. I am sure many would say they had the FREEDOM to choose another way to make it in life. But what happens when you live in a system that has unfairly and severely reduced the amount of options one can choose? It makes it that much easier to choose the WRONG one.
This concept of FREEDOM as the American economic/political machine has shaped it to be is perverse and damn near criminal...
Freedom without the "checks" of equality and justice is simply another tool that the Ruling Class in this country use to justify their continued exploitation and oppression of the masses; be them black or white, gay or straight, male or female...
So you should understand this point when George Bush and his corporate millitia are throwing around the word "Freedom."
Until there is true equity and justice for all persons there truly is no FREEDOM. Don't be fooled!
posted by Quaheem @ 12:43 PM
3 Comments:
freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose -- and nothing dont mean nothing if aint free ...
Hmmn. Freedom is also used as a dirty washrag to attempt to wipe away all of the sins of this country's past.
I wonder, Q, if we as ex-slaves and descendants of the latter were really even freed or were we just transferred to another state of captivity under the guise of freedom. Captivity, after all, comes in many forms...there are so many veiled obstructions. And now more than ever, the poor are held captive, [it aint just about race no more - though we still get the short end of the stick any way you cut it]. Good post! Thought provoking, bruh. I like how you bring it.
Great post. Freedom just seems to be another word that so many politicians and other public figures want to throw around. But we all know the real deal with that. It's just another tool that the powers that be benefit from while they ravish, exploit and oppress the remainder of us. There's no freedom if it only exists for some and not for all. Like you said, "Until there is true equity and justice for all persons there truly is no FREEDOM."
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