tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post1956590456800642987..comments2024-02-06T15:18:05.390-06:00Comments on Writing Off the Edge: WEP April Challenge-Freedom MorningL.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-75566674922548160502021-05-13T18:07:27.645-05:002021-05-13T18:07:27.645-05:00Good take on freedom, and what should be the obvio...Good take on freedom, and what should be the obvious ways in which freedom isn't given to all equally in our country (or any other). I also like Olga's reminder that freedom includes responsibility for our choices. None of us exists in a vacuum, so our freedoms--our choices--always impact others.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-47675806616543522602021-04-27T12:22:43.337-05:002021-04-27T12:22:43.337-05:00I always shake my head when people say that issues...I always shake my head when people say that issues such as racism and sexism no longer exist. They clearly do.Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-30529260067928364742021-04-24T15:59:28.926-05:002021-04-24T15:59:28.926-05:00Nicely put. The freedoms that some take for grante...Nicely put. The freedoms that some take for granted are freedoms that others will never know. Relativity is such an important consideration. The biggest challenge is bridging the awareness to the solution!Steph W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17928781539295600653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-60915453308694972492021-04-24T02:51:04.578-05:002021-04-24T02:51:04.578-05:00That's so true - that we are free to not be af...That's so true - that we are free to not be afraid when pulled over for speeding for example - this is true even in India where my privilege, and my class keeps me safe and gives me a freedom not everyone has. Thought provoking essay. Let's hope things change.Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-92043231789326651202021-04-23T13:41:37.433-05:002021-04-23T13:41:37.433-05:00Lovely in sentiment and in word choice. You can te...Lovely in sentiment and in word choice. You can tell this truly comes from the heart. Thank you for sharing. Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-74234384796654589192021-04-22T17:03:11.679-05:002021-04-22T17:03:11.679-05:00The world is suffering and the fix is neither simp...The world is suffering and the fix is neither simple nor easy. Thank you for sharing your essay. Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-32939112886937317672021-04-22T12:11:29.674-05:002021-04-22T12:11:29.674-05:00An intriguing piece of flash about the many faucet...An intriguing piece of flash about the many faucets of freedom often over looked until they enter a person's life. Well done, Laura. Christopher Scott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627870625577204377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-77391966214927622842021-04-22T05:19:15.670-05:002021-04-22T05:19:15.670-05:00Thought provoking and apt take on the prompt, Laur...Thought provoking and apt take on the prompt, Laura. Freedom is ultimately about choice, and context as well. Should my freedom encompass the right to not wear masks or not vaccinate during a time when that choice endangers others?<br /><br />Slavery is as old as civilisation itself - it's not just America, all societies are affected by it. There is no level playing field anywhere. An unequalNilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-24878223934338311382021-04-22T01:35:46.107-05:002021-04-22T01:35:46.107-05:00Hello Laura. It's nice you thought of initiati...Hello Laura. It's nice you thought of initiating a discussion around freedom. Freedom has several facets. If you are the other in any sense- by means of your gender, colour, caste (in India), your sexual preference, etc., you are probably going to wait endlessly for the freedom you dream of. To me, freedom is simply the ability to be able to exist out of your own free will. <br />sonia from A Hundred Quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074191241031721056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-49940989621755856582021-04-22T00:38:20.336-05:002021-04-22T00:38:20.336-05:00Good take on the prompt and thoughtful.Good take on the prompt and thoughtful.Edixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456284421134490534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-25643260522406950072021-04-21T22:18:47.934-05:002021-04-21T22:18:47.934-05:00I agree with you and the events of yesterday and t...I agree with you and the events of yesterday and the trial of a former police officer found guilty is a big step in the right direction. I hope America will never go backwards again.<br />NancyN. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-28920953410294197992021-04-21T21:31:13.598-05:002021-04-21T21:31:13.598-05:00It must be interesting to not fear the police. Not...It must be interesting to not fear the police. Not feel ostracized. Some days I wonder if I should keep my mouth shut when people online, even ones I've known for years, mistake me for a female and don't know I'm a Native American. (Put the name of my tribe right there in my own name, still not enough.) Maybe I'll get cut from the "group" for being who I really am. <br /J Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-32468187399378856992021-04-21T13:44:47.229-05:002021-04-21T13:44:47.229-05:00I grew up in the Soviet Russia. Our leaders always...I grew up in the Soviet Russia. Our leaders always told us that we, living in the communist block, were free, but the the rest of the world were enslaved by capitalism. So many decisions were made for us by the government, but that meant we as individuals didn't have to deal with any consequences. The government dealt with those too. Some considered it freedom.<br />Only after I immigrated toOlga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-56316285940817505652021-04-21T11:49:35.382-05:002021-04-21T11:49:35.382-05:00Freedom is innate. Some choses to avail it, some c...Freedom is innate. Some choses to avail it, some choses not to. <br />Slavery is not only part of United States' history but also part of history of humsn society. Native Americans enslaved Irish explorers. African tribes enslaved each other in war booty so did rest of the world. <br />World has long been consumed in war and epidemic. Should we cling on eternal servitude of respectively Sanhita Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343518865837305340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-88771018124453950832021-04-21T08:21:55.155-05:002021-04-21T08:21:55.155-05:00Humanity has a long way to go until we achieve tha...Humanity has a long way to go until we achieve that goal of Freedom for all. Awareness and conscious effort to do better are so important. Your piece does that so well!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-47936934535457185762021-04-21T06:23:14.081-05:002021-04-21T06:23:14.081-05:00Love your thought-provoking piece for this month. ...Love your thought-provoking piece for this month. I have been thinking a lot lately about how some people do not have the same freedoms as I do too because of the color of their skins. It's so not right and we need to change it.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-6357818886066271462021-04-21T05:30:38.609-05:002021-04-21T05:30:38.609-05:00Hi,
One thing I will say, that freedom cannot ever...Hi,<br />One thing I will say, that freedom cannot ever be defined as it has been since ancient days, by the colour of the skin or a person's nationality. <br />Your take on the prompt fascinated me. Well done.<br />Shalom aleichemPat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-23094175754814552252021-04-21T04:43:07.160-05:002021-04-21T04:43:07.160-05:00Hi Laura - what you've written here is so true...Hi Laura - what you've written here is so true - we are lucky to be who we are ... we have freedom, we have abilities to help us through challenges ... I would need to write a great deal about this ... which I'd rather not start.<br />I am reading articles, books on life in recent years, 50, 90, 120 years ago ... such different aspects ... slaves, barbarians, women, young children, weak, Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-91649367939754334492021-04-20T23:52:05.736-05:002021-04-20T23:52:05.736-05:00Laura, this is a wonderful response to the challen...Laura, this is a wonderful response to the challenge. We do need to examine what freedom means, not just to us, but to the wider community. The freedoms we take for granted will perhaps never be available to so many in the world today. Just think about the millions of refugees - they have the freedom to escape war and deprivation, but will anyone grant them the freedom of entering a rich, robust Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com