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Letters to the Editor May 20, 2021

Meinerts: Force seatbelt, mask wearing 'is infringing on my freedom'
To the Editor:
In response to Alan Harnack’s May 6 letter to the editor, I guess we have to go back to basic grade school vocabulary class.
Freedom: noun – “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.”
Socialism: noun – “a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.”
In Marxist theory, “it’s a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of communism.”
Yes, being forced to wear a seatbelt and mask is infringing on my freedom.
Alan, your logic sounds very much like socialism, and yes, that leads to communism. If you as a business owner decide on a policy, that is fine.
There are plenty of patriotic stores that don’t want to take away our freedom and that is where we will shop.
I love my freedom and will fight for yours. I am very thankful for all who wore the military helmets and fought for our freedom and the oath they took to uphold the constitution of this great country - a document that states we will secure the blessings of liberty.
Liberty: noun - the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life.
God bless America!
Todd Meinerts,
Luverne

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