Journal 13: Give Me Liberty or…

"freedom","self-reliance", and "self-creation" are vague words because just about every democracy capitalist countries share these three ideas. Freedom, meaning having a voice in the government and the government doesn't oppress and control the citizens. Self-reliance is direct synonym of capitalist idea because to be self reliant means no help from the government and from other people, meaning you make your own living out of your own effort and you're own blood earned cash. Self-creation is also capitalistic because it means copyright. We don't share our intellectual properties such as ideas because we make our own living and our ideas provide us with the cash we need to live. I think words that shape our cultures are words that are related to food with eat, stereotypes other people have of our culture, and other things or ideas that is specifically to our culture. For American, a few words would be "multicultural", "obesity", and "burgers". 'Liberty' and 'freedom' are very strong words and instantly I think of independence, fight, and bloodshed for victory. These words not only point out some desperate human need and desire but also has a violent revolutionary aspect in it.