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Yes, freedom means everybody is allowed to do whatever they want, even if I don't personally agree with their actions and even if some will elect to do stuff ha
by nickpp 5y ago
Yes, freedom means everybody is allowed to do whatever they want, even if I don't personally agree with their actions and even if some will elect to do stuff harmful to themselves.
- ur-whale 5y agoThanks for trying, but the meaning of the word freedom is slowly being changed and the fact that being free is actually a good thing is not something that's as obvious as it once was to the next generation.
- drekk 5y agoMaybe because the previous generation's idea of "bringing freedom and democracy" meant glassing the Middle East. The "freest country on the planet" has been at war for the entire lifetime of all but the oldest zoomers born at the turn of the century. As soon as freedom stops meaning "freedom of consequences for corporations and our military industrial complex" maybe it'll get some broader buy-in
- drekk 5y agoYou mean free to be advertised to by multibillion non-governmental organizations? They can still smoke when they reach legal age. But I guess you're right, freedom to do anything without consequences is the only standard. We should let people sell and market heroin to 7 year olds if it turns a profit, even if they choose to do things that harm themselves they fully came to that decision alone and 100% understand all of the consequences without a developed prefrontal cortex Or maybe some choices should carry consequences? You can't have both
- elil17 5y agoThat is an overly broad definition of freedom. Surely there are some actions which can be prohibited (e.g. murder, scam robocalls, and trying to get kids hooked on drugs) in a free society.
- nickpp 5y agoYes, I should've said legal and as long as they're not impinging on somebody else's freedom.