Difference between revisions of "War on Freedom"
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| − | Big Tech has evolved into a form of [[monopoly|monopolistic]] [[corporatism]], asserting more and more control over personal freedoms and privacy. The technology in the hands of Big Tech - the microchip, the cell phone, GPS tracking - was developed for military use by taxpayers through the [[DARPA]] program. Patents are now held by private [[technocrat]]s who wish to remake the world into their own ideological image by destroying [[Constitutional]] rights - freedom speech, religion, freedom of association and other basic rights. | + | Big Tech has evolved into a form of [[monopoly|monopolistic]] [[corporatism]], asserting more and more control over personal freedoms and privacy. The technology in the hands of Big Tech - the microchip, the cell phone, GPS tracking - was developed for military use by taxpayers through the [[DARPA]] program. Patents are now held by private [[technocrat]]s who wish to remake the world into their own ideological image by destroying [[Constitutional]] rights - freedom of speech, religion, freedom of association and other basic rights. |
===Tyranny by judges=== | ===Tyranny by judges=== | ||
Revision as of 03:06, August 12, 2019
The War on Freedom refers to the decline in the level of individual freedom, respect for natural law and unalienable rights, and self-governance in Western countries. This decline is advocated by liberals.
Natural law, unalienable rights, and the U.S. founding fathers
Examples of the War on Freedom
Religious freedom
Free speech
Self-defense
- See also: Gun control
Restrictions limiting and even abolishing the ability of citizens to physically defend themselves have significantly increased since the early 20th century.
Big Tech
- See also: Big Tech
Big Tech has evolved into a form of monopolistic corporatism, asserting more and more control over personal freedoms and privacy. The technology in the hands of Big Tech - the microchip, the cell phone, GPS tracking - was developed for military use by taxpayers through the DARPA program. Patents are now held by private technocrats who wish to remake the world into their own ideological image by destroying Constitutional rights - freedom of speech, religion, freedom of association and other basic rights.
Tyranny by judges
- See also: Judicial activism
Attack on national sovereignty
- Main article: War on Sovereignty
Growth in bureaucracy
- See also: Administrative State and Deep State
Growth in bureaucracy comes at the expense of individual freedom.
Socialism
- See also: Green New Deal and Democratic Socialism
Socialism degrades the human spirit by elevating one of the lowest human vices - envy, and elevating it to the basis of law and model of human virtue.