The word citizen means slave. We should not use it. Also, we are sovereign free men not sovereign citizens. You have to learn this distinction.
Citizen replaced subject here in America. IIt is the Word Subject that means one who owes allegiance not subject. My apologies and thanks to maga patriot.
1a: a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it
Choose the Right Synonym for citizen
CITIZEN, SUBJECT, NATIONAL mean a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state.
CITIZEN is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people. the rights of a free citizen
SUBJECT implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch. the king's subjects
[Being a Subject seems more like being a colonist to King George to me. More like a slave in that respect.]
NATIONAL designates one who may claim the protection of a state and applies especially to one living or traveling outside that state. American nationals working in the Middle East
Big caveat. I don't trust dictionaries anymore. I just grabbed the above because it was easy and what I would have relied on in the past. It may be accurate. I hope it is. Just wanted to throw that out there.
I would be interested in knowing more about why you feel being a citizen is being a slave? In my mind, being a citizen is what guarantees our rights in the US Constitution. Our rights in the US Constitution guarantee our Bill of Rights and guarantees our right to pursue Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness demanded in our Declaration of Independence from England.
The word citizen means slave. We should not use it. Also, we are sovereign free men not sovereign citizens. You have to learn this distinction.
Citizen replaced subject here in America. IIt is the Word Subject that means one who owes allegiance not subject. My apologies and thanks to maga patriot.
This made me want to look it up and think about it u/VetforTrump. I always appreciate your posts and comments.
Here is what I found from here.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizen#synonym-discussion
Definition of citizen
1a: a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it
Choose the Right Synonym for citizen
CITIZEN, SUBJECT, NATIONAL mean a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state.
CITIZEN is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people. the rights of a free citizen
SUBJECT implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch. the king's subjects
[Being a Subject seems more like being a colonist to King George to me. More like a slave in that respect.]
NATIONAL designates one who may claim the protection of a state and applies especially to one living or traveling outside that state. American nationals working in the Middle East
Big caveat. I don't trust dictionaries anymore. I just grabbed the above because it was easy and what I would have relied on in the past. It may be accurate. I hope it is. Just wanted to throw that out there.
I would be interested in knowing more about why you feel being a citizen is being a slave? In my mind, being a citizen is what guarantees our rights in the US Constitution. Our rights in the US Constitution guarantee our Bill of Rights and guarantees our right to pursue Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness demanded in our Declaration of Independence from England.
What did the Roman Republic call those with voting rights and what did they call slaves?
I don't know personally but I'm sure there is a difference between slave and citizen.
So I'm uncertain where VetforTrump gets his definition of citizen = slave. Unless he is implying that the definition has shifted.
civis=citizen, but their voting was not democratic. (civil, civics, etc.)
servus=slave (servant, servitude, etc.)
If you were a citizen, during imperial rule, you could appeal to the emperor and be given death via beheading (merciful death) (St. Paul.)
A noncitizen was executed via other means, like crucifixion, a slave's death (St. Peter.)
Thanks for squaring me away sir good post.
Thanks! So we can say that Trump using citizen does not mean he is calling people slaves.
The difference between Republic Rome and Imperial Rome is wild.