American politics is this weird place where a request for our “inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is often treated like the entitled demands of a spoiled brat or crazy radical. Case in point: a hungry child cannot pursue happiness.

Jan 15, 2021 · 4:04 PM UTC

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“These children are not having their right to pursue happiness secured.” Marianne Williamson #USDeptOfChildrenAndYouth
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The rights guaranteed in the Constitution are of little value, unless all Americans are ensured Economic Liberty. Economic Liberty is the pathway to freedom, prosperity, and social justice. #UBI #MedicareForAll #LivingWage #EconomicBillofRights - JMH
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Hungry kids work cheap Digging up tin for our cells.
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WE FUND THE GOVERNMENT when we pay our taxes When we expect something back in return for our money...... BIDEN CALLS IT A "HANDOUT" Biden played a key role in undermining progressives & helping McConnell halve the stimulus bill dailyposter.com/p/bidens-aus…
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The enduring pursuit of joy in a world of constant sorrow
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In 2010 @UN General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water & sanitation & acknowledged clean drinking water & sanitation are essential to the realisation of all human rights. In 2017 3,810 neighborhoods in the US had lead exposure rates double found in Flint, MI
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And "liberty and justice for ALL" is a seemingly vague, empty promise that we indoctrinate everyone to say as IF it is true
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Yes ... That's very true!
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And taking rights away is seen as logical, rational, and the right thing to do by the 'adults in the room.'