You Can't Make This Up (Nor Take It Out)

Today while reading the news of the day there was a news story about this effeminate young man who works for American Airlines who decided to dress up like a woman and post videos criticizing his employer, and was under threat of being fired for his activities.

Naturally with a story like this you get people that come out of the wood work and make the erroneous claims of free speech. This ignorance comes right out of US Public Education. We are not free to say what we wish. Free Speech protects you from retaliation if you are speaking against the government. It doesn't protect you from your employer, or if you decide to slander or libel someone.

People then begin to post replies, and when I see errors, I point them out.

POSTER 1 wrote:

"One of the great LIBERAL documents of the world is the DECLARATIO­N OF INDEPENDEN­CE."

I replied with:

“How could the Declaration­ of Independence be considered a Liberal Document if is has GOD written all over it? Just wondering.”

POSTER 2 wrote:

". . .er, it DOESN"T have God written all over it. Try reading it someday, hon."

To which I replied...

"From the Declaration of Independence...

"the Laws of Nature and of Nature's GOD"

"all men are CREATED equal"

"endowed by their CREATOR"

"appealing to the SUPREME JUDGE of the world"

"the protection of DIVINE Providence"

Sounds like I read it and actually looked at ALL of the words. Perhaps you should read the REAL Declaration instead of that Liberal abridged edition you obviously have."

Why do they even try?

POSTER 2 replies again!:

"Please note that at no time did the writers of the Declaratio­n of Independen­ce make reference to the God of Israel, or to Buddha or any other deity. They only acknowledg­ed that they do believe in a deity, and by making general reference, that others have other beliefs in who that deity is. At the time period, this was a tremendous leap from the norm. But whether you like it or not, the founding fathers were (most of them) a deeply religious people. They found it within themselves to admit that other people had different beliefs and tried to write a document that would include everyone. If you lack a belief in the divine, that's your choice. Tear a page from our forefather­'s book and stop stomping on the beliefs of others. "

I'm still scratching my head wondering what is trying to be conveyed to me.