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The First Amendment Is Being Dismantled—Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
These freedoms are being chipped away day by day. The most alarming part is that few seem to notice, let alone care.
The First Amendment Is Being Dismantled—Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
The First Amendment is the backbone of American democracy. It guarantees our fundamental rights—freedom of speech, the press, religion, assembly, and petition—ensuring that power remains with the people, not the government. But day by day, these freedoms are being chipped away. The most alarming part? Hardly anyone seems to notice, let alone care.
Why? Because authoritarianism doesn’t arrive with a bang—it creeps in, inch by inch. It starts with restrictions on protests, attacks on journalists, book bans, and the slow blending of religion with government, all under the guise of “protecting values.”
The First Amendment isn’t just under attack; it’s being dismantled in plain sight, while Americans are distracted by culture wars designed to keep them looking the other way.
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