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If you are a Libertarian and hold liberty as your core value, why do you not believe in universal healthcare? Nothing impacts liberty more than sickness and death. (self.asklemmy)

submitted 6 months ago by Camzing to c/asklemmy

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[–] RBWells 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Disclaimer, I am not a libertarian by a long shot.

But - there is a difference between freedom to and freedom from. I think in general libertarians believe in freedom to, not freedom from. So you are free to yell, but not free from noise. You are free to walk in traffic, not free from being run over.

It almost makes sense, I don't think people should be free from seeing things that offend them, right? Or free from consequences. So no, they don't think freedom from sickness is a right.

[–] makyo 4 points 6 months ago

You're right especially in that it almost makes sense - the only people I've seen who are more allergic to nuance than libertarians are Trumpists

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

there is a difference between freedom to and freedom from

The terms that you are looking for are postive and negative liberty, respectively.