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Originally Posted by elphenor
This is totally reasonable
but I'd argue there are cases where we wouldn't do this precisely because Freedom has inherent value
for instance, initiatives to reduce consumption of sugary drinks, would certainly make people happier in the long term
however liberals get mocked for it, because it's too cynically utilitarian
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It's kinda interesting to see how this word freedom seems to have special meaning to americans (?). Is "loaded" the right word for it?
It seems you automatically apply a lot of virtue to the word. I think over here, the word doesn't quite have as much connotation and we're well aware that there's good freedom and bad freedom.