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> "Personal liberties" appears to be a new construction that is conspicuously different from "civil liberties" What have Bezos or Lewis said that indicate 'per

• frereubu 2y ago
  Civil liberties are generally liberties that are explicitly guaranteed, e.g. in a constitution, while personal liberties are generally anything that's not explicitly banned, so there's a definite shift of emphasis.
  • mmooss 2y ago
    > personal liberties are generally anything that's not explicitly banned I haven't heard that. Where does that definition come from, and where did Bezos embrace the definition and reject civil liberties?
    • hackyhacky 2y ago
      > Where does that definition come from, and where did Bezos embrace the definition and reject civil liberties? Good question. This use of the term has become a popular dog whistle [0] in right-wing circles. It would take a bit of research to see how it was coined in its current form. They know that when you say "personal liberty," you really mean "my liberty is more important than your civil rights." [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)
      • mmooss 2y ago
        That's interesting. I didn't know how it was being used.
      • Acrobatic_Road 2y ago
        All you did was link to the wikipedia article on dog whistling. Do you have a source that actually substantiates your claim about the phrase "personal liberties"?
• saghm 2y ago
  If he meant it to be identical to "civil liberties", why didn't he just say that? Using a less common term seems like it would have to be intentional, so he must have meant _something_ by it.