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" Or the right to go out in public without being gunned down: The first right of all, in many ways, is the right to be secure in one’s person. These are absolutely freedom issues." [end Michael Tomasky quote]

DeSantis and the fascist wing of the Republican Party have kidnapped freedom, removing it from the discourse of democratic equality and social justice, distorting its potential as a crucial category of radical politics, and reducing it to political theater.

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 2y ago

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This far-right vision of freedom has become a venue for catastrophe that expels truth, justice, and human rights from the world.

One of the biggest fears faced by the MAGA fascists is the visibility of a notion of freedom that exposes how they have undermined fundamental rights such as the right of Black people to vote, women’s control over their reproductive rights, and the right of all people to live a meaningful life.

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 2y ago

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DeSantis’ hijacking of freedom not only raises crucial questions about whose freedom is at stake in a time of tyranny, but also how to fight for a version of freedom that is as expansive as it is just—one that furthers rather than destroys the promise of a radical democracy.

Resistance is no longer one choice among many; in the age of fascism, it has become an urgent necessity.

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