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That’s a very American perspective (which is fine, given that we are talking about America). Most countries would view this as a non-partisan public health poli
by foldr 2y ago
That’s a very American perspective (which is fine, given that we are talking about America). Most countries would view this as a non-partisan public health policy issue which has nothing to do with the abstract philosophical debates about freedom beloved of 90s internet libertarians.
- brigandish 2y agoIsaiah Berlin wrote about the two concepts of liberty[0] in 1958 and the constitution of the US is based on negative liberty, so it goes back a bit further than the 90s. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Concepts_of_Liberty https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Concepts_of_Liberty
- foldr 2y agoI'm aware of the history (I said "beloved of", not "invented by"). My point is that it's idiosyncratically American to think of decisions about municipal water treatment as being fundamentally questions of political liberty.
- brigandish 2y agoI think it's nice that they consider liberty at all, it's rare where I come from.