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The ability to challenge, debate and discuss is what makes America so great. It's what gives us the ability to emerge stronger from even the worst moments of our history.
In the broadest sense of the word, sedition can be applied to many things. One could say that disagreeing with the current economic policies of our administration is an act of sedition, designed to subvert the dollar and weaken the US market...but if things aren't working...
People have the right to challenge the War in Iraq, the War on Drugs, National healthcare or whatever subject they would like to debate. People can, and do, present their interpretation of the facts and then it's the responsibility of the individual American citizen to make a judgement call on how valid or invalid these points are. Ultimately it is everyone's personal responsibility to make these decisions for themselves and then make their voices heard through people who represent their(and other Americans in concurance) views.
If we, as a country, cannot do this then what is the alternative? Never questioning authority? Never growing as a country or culture?
I've only been to one communist country in my life and that was China(mainland). No one disagrees with the government at all there. They also train children that it's China's divine right to take Taiwan whenever they want to and anyone who gets in the way is simply engaging in activities which directly threaten the PRC's national security.
China as a people and culture are incredibly stagnant. There are no fresh ideas. There is no real individuality. My nephews who live there talk of this constantly. How China's schools are designed to spit out people who tote the party line and continue tradition without question.
I don't want to live in country like that.
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