Spectre@lemmy.ml to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 1 month agoThe American imperialists do a splendid job at denying their history, and on top of that, they cynically profess values like democracy and freedom that they don't even practice.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down150file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1324arrow-down1imageThe American imperialists do a splendid job at denying their history, and on top of that, they cynically profess values like democracy and freedom that they don't even practice.lemmy.mlSpectre@lemmy.ml to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square20linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaremasterspacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoHonest question, which civil rights first originated in America? As in, what freedoms and liberties are uniquely American in origin and didn’t instead start with the British / French / Austrians, etc. etc? The only one I can think of is for America to be free of British rule, that’s about it.
minus-squarepimento64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoThat’s barking up the wrong tree. Zero freedoms or liberties are uniquely American from the American point of view, because that would undermine the doctrine of Natural Rights.
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoBirthright citizenship by law and not just custom. Ironic, isn’t it.
Honest question, which civil rights first originated in America?
As in, what freedoms and liberties are uniquely American in origin and didn’t instead start with the British / French / Austrians, etc. etc?
The only one I can think of is for America to be free of British rule, that’s about it.
That’s barking up the wrong tree. Zero freedoms or liberties are uniquely American from the American point of view, because that would undermine the doctrine of Natural Rights.
Birthright citizenship by law and not just custom. Ironic, isn’t it.