Are You Falling for THIS American LIE?!

The freedom to do what? The freedom to The freedom to do what? The freedom to do whatever I want or the freedom to do whatever I want or the freedom to do whatever I want or the freedom to actually go out and pursue what God has actually go out and pursue what God has actually go out and pursue what God has for me. The American lie is that the for me. The American lie is that the for me. The American lie is that the most important thing about your life is most important thing about your life is most important thing about your life is being able to do what you want. Is being being able to do what you want. Is being being able to do what you want. Is being able to achieve a certain level of able to achieve a certain level of able to achieve a certain level of economic success and reaching economic success and reaching economic success and reaching self-actualization or whatever else it self-actualization or whatever else it self-actualization or whatever else it is. And I would say that that's a is. And I would say that that's a is. And I would say that that's a perverse version of the American dream. perverse version of the American dream. perverse version of the American dream. [music] [music] [music] I I love my freedom. I think political I I love my freedom. I think political I I love my freedom. I think political freedom is worth fighting for. I think freedom is worth fighting for. I think freedom is worth fighting for. I think it's worth dying for. it's worth dying for. it's worth dying for. But but there's so much more to But but there's so much more to But but there's so much more to existence than getting to vote for existence than getting to vote for existence than getting to vote for elected leaders every 2, 4, and 6 years. elected leaders every 2, 4, and 6 years. elected leaders every 2, 4, and 6 years. Right? What what I what I really define Right? What what I what I really define Right? What what I what I really define myself by is not my freedoms. It's my myself by is not my freedoms. It's my myself by is not my freedoms. It's my responsibilities. responsibilities. responsibilities. >> Come on now. >> Come on now. >> Come on now. >> Right? What what >> Right? What what >> Right? What what >> We've lo- we've lost that portfolio. We >> We've lo- we've lost that portfolio. We >> We've lo- we've lost that portfolio. We buried it someplace else. buried it someplace else. buried it someplace else. >> Yeah. It's all about the freedom. >> Yeah. It's all about the freedom. >> Yeah. It's all about the freedom. >> And our rights. >> And our rights. >> And our rights. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> We have all the rights. We don't have >> We have all the rights. We don't have >> We have all the rights. We don't have any responsibilities. any responsibilities. any responsibilities. >> We treat obligations or duties and >> We treat obligations or duties and >> We treat obligations or duties and responsibilities as if it's a dirty word responsibilities as if it's a dirty word responsibilities as if it's a dirty word when in reality it's what gives us a when in reality it's what gives us a when in reality it's what gives us a sense of meaning. sense of meaning. sense of meaning. And so I'm again, will I fight for And so I'm again, will I fight for And so I'm again, will I fight for freedom? Absolutely. The freedom to do freedom? Absolutely. The freedom to do freedom? Absolutely. The freedom to do what?

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