Andrew Shields<p>Jamelle Bouie identifies four “freedoms” in Republican policies in the United States:</p><p>The freedom to control.<br />The freedom to exploit.<br />The freedom to censor.<br />The freedom to menace.</p><p>These “freedoms” are the &quot;building blocks […] of a rigid and hierarchical [society], in which you can either dominate or be dominated.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/JamelleBouie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JamelleBouie</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FourFreedoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FourFreedoms</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HierarchicalSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HierarchicalSociety</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Control" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Control</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Menace" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Menace</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/opinion/republican-legislatures-abortion-trangender-education.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/05/19/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/republican-legislatures-abortion-trangender-education.html</span></a></p>