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Some parts are correct, true. Mostly "It’s ALWAYS a safe bet to assume people will lose liberty." is really wrong. The US is a far more free country now than i
by cm2012 5y ago
Some parts are correct, true. Mostly "It’s ALWAYS a safe bet to assume people will lose liberty." is really wrong.
The US is a far more free country now than it was 100 years ago or at any point since the introduction of agriculture.
Compared to one hundred years ago, there's political changes:
- Minorities and women can vote
- Labor rights
- Consumer protections (No more debtor prisons, etc.)
And tech changes:
- People aren't stuck on their farms all day
- Families aren't stuck doing chores all day
- Birth control has allowed sexual freedom
- The trains, planes, cars and the internet has allowed freedom of location
Etc.
- Notanothertoo 5y agoI agree with much of this as I think some of this has contributed to people's economic agency. But I think we should analyze the impact of these and not just chalk them up as actual improvements in people's liberty. For example does enabling a person's ability to vote actually increase one's liberty in a corrupt/narrow system.