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How free a country is can be determined by this question. Would you choose to be a randomly chosen citizen? You could be anyone in that country with all the ri
by jvm___ 2y ago
How free a country is can be determined by this question.
Would you choose to be a randomly chosen citizen? You could be anyone in that country with all the rights, privileges - or lack thereof - that that random person has.
I think I'd rather be a random Canadian with healthcare and education than a random American.
It's an interesting thought experiment.
- karparov 2y agoAs a random US citizen, chances are high though that you voted Trump and are ok with all this nonsense. So, should be ok?
- lazyasciiart 2y agoFortunately for everyone, even some of the people who voted for trump are having second thoughts now they are living it.
- immibis 2y agoOnly a few. American Republican voters consistently show a pattern of not regretting their vote because bad things happen to other people, but only because bad things happen to themselves.
- sambeau 2y agoI like to take it one step further. Which country would you choose if you had to be poor? I’d probably choose Cuba.
- keiferski 2y agoThis is an actual thought experiment by John Rawls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_position https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_position
- j4coh 2y agoWouldn’t the question better be “would you be happy with the freedoms of a random person” otherwise you’re including all kinds of other factors?