Spectre to Comic Strips@lemmy.world • 18 days 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-square20fedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down151file-textcross-posted to: comics@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1323arrow-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 to Comic Strips@lemmy.world • 18 days agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: comics@lemmy.ml
minus-square@masterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish4•18 days 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-square@pimento64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink4•18 days 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-𝟞𝟝linkfedilinkEnglish1•18 days 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.