I used to tell my students: "We cannot understand freedom until we have lived without it." Friends, we are on a fast downhill fall toward that painful understanding.
Freedom of the Press means newspapers and tv news gatherers can tell us the truth of what's happening without being imprisoned or killed for it. Freedom of religion means people of any religion can gather without being imprisoned or killed for it . . .
George Takei posted yesterday: "This Memorial Day Weekend, the best way to honor the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice is to honor and protect the freedoms and the democracy they died for."
Today we say we honor those who gave their lives for our freedom, but we deceive ourselves if we continue to vote against it . . . though voting is another freedom we could soon find ourselves without . . .
Remembering and honoring those who never made it home. Memorial Day 2025.
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