[lbo-talk] negative freedoms

[Eubulides]

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> On May 16, 2008, at 5:15 PM, James Heartfield wrote:
>
>> Negative freedoms at least have the virtue of creating the room for
>> you to do what you want to do, whereas 'positive freedoms' seem too
>> often to entail the freedom to do what someone else thinks that you
>> should do.
>
> Wait a minute. I thought "positive freedoms" were those you could
> exercise because you're well-nourished, well-housed, and well-
> educated, and so have a lot more of a chance actually to do something
> than you would in the libertarian paradise where you're just left alone.
>
> Doug

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One person's positive liberty is another's paternalism; slippery
slopes apply with a vengeance.