The first line was used in the closing remarks at ARC 2025 by CEO Philippa Stroud. It inspired me to add the rest.
For far too long, people have been bullied, harassed and silenced for speaking the truth about some of the absurdity being pushed down our throats by activists and social reformers. But not the social reformers of old, who strived to make the world a better place, but reformers who force their opinions and beliefs on society and in doing so take away our rights. And people who have the temerity to challenge, question or to point out the dangers of many practices being forced on society today, those challenging end up in court!
We are supposedly a free people. Our forefathers sacrificed much to provide that freedom. Some even sacrificed their lives. Many of us have continued to fight for rights, for decency and freedom.
But we are no longer free if we are bullied and silenced for holding a different opinion. If we are forced to accept laws that isolate and divide us and result in our rights being removed to accommodate the rights of others based on their chosen lifestyles. And most importantly, we are not free when we are no longer treated equally under the law.
It’s time to take our rights back.
