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America is splitting into two groups. One group wants the appearance of freedom, so long as it’s approved, managed, and granted by a centralized authority. They still believe government can be the “good guy,” that somewhere inside a system riddled with corruption, coercion, and captured interests, the right people will emerge to save them. It’s irrational, but powerful. A mix of nationalism, American exceptionalism, faith in institutions, reinforced by the comforting belief that the system is moral, legitimate and ultimately on their side. It’s not freedom they want. It’s permission. Statist romanticism masquerading as liberty. The other group wants something far simpler and far more dangerous to power. To be left alone. To live freely without oversight, surveillance, or control. They see all government as an infringement, that coercion cannot produce morality, that power never reforms itself, and that systems built on force only grow more abusive over time. This isn’t emotional. It’s logical. Historical. Evidence-based. It may sound “utopian,” but it’s the only position that aligns with reason and with ethics. This is EXACTLY why the Minnesota shooting was so divisive: more than a tragedy, it struck a fault line in American discourse that had been quietly building—one that wasn’t fully recognized until now. The video fueled sharply different narratives because our perception of reality is drastically different. It became proxy battle over: -Federal vs. state authority -Competing narratives and truths -Justification of police violence -Power, coercion, and community safety It didn’t just spark protest, it became a flashpoint in the culture wars, exposing deep disagreements about state power, legitimacy, and who defines reality. It magnified an underlying battleground people already feel but have yet to identify or discuss. So, which side of freedom are you on?