@Camzing to Ask LemmyEnglish • 6 months agoIf you are a Libertarian and hold liberty as your core value, why do you not believe in universal healthcare? Nothing impacts liberty more than sickness and death.message-square574arrow-up1401arrow-down150
arrow-up1351arrow-down1message-squareIf you are a Libertarian and hold liberty as your core value, why do you not believe in universal healthcare? Nothing impacts liberty more than sickness and death.@Camzing to Ask LemmyEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square574
minus-square@nomadjoannelink2•6 months agoThe liberty they believe in is different than the more common use of the word, perhaps. “liberty to” rather than “liberty from”.
minus-squareKalciferlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoThe terms that you are looking for are “positive liberty” and “negative liberty”. Positive liberty is the freedom to do something, negative liberty is the freedom from something. Libertarians, generally, align more with negative liberty.
The liberty they believe in is different than the more common use of the word, perhaps.
“liberty to” rather than “liberty from”.
The terms that you are looking for are “positive liberty” and “negative liberty”. Positive liberty is the freedom to do something, negative liberty is the freedom from something. Libertarians, generally, align more with negative liberty.
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