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The New Emancipation Proclamation is my, and I hope a lot of other people's, declaration that we the people will be freed from a corrupt and ever more manipulative and oppressive government.
You don't see where equating our need to rein in the overreach of government spending and entitlement programs with the actual condition of slavery is wildly inappropriate? That is taking emoting way, way too far.
Your opinion is noted. And again I refer you to the separate discussion on what is and what isn't offensive.
The last time I looked up the definition, 'slavery' is restriction of freedom coupled with involuntary servitude to another. It really doesn't matter what the motives are or how nicely it is dressed up, it is slavery nonetheless.
If you choose to discuss why the government confiscating what I earn and using it to benefit others, most especially when it also benefits those dispensing the money, is not a form of slavery, I would be interested in hearing it.
I am not interested in getting into a side issue of semantics.
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