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Re:Prediction Markets: Tales from the Election by undefined1 on Friday February 19, 2021 @12:42PM (#26195657)
agree about freedom re: healthcare. it would also mean freedom to take risks as a creator or entrepreneur, if you don't have to rely on an employer for health insurance.

the gun issue is a city vs rural thing. you don't want them in a city, but you might in the rural context.

> freedom from hate speech

but reframing censorship as freedom is blatantly Orwellian. also, the left is not a monolith.

the liberal left advocates for free speech and liberty. aligned with freedom.

the illiberal left advocates for censorship and control. the opposite of freedom.

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Re:Prediction Markets: Tales from the Election by UncleMeat on Friday February 19, 2021 @01:02PM (#26195902)
> reframing censorship as freedom is blatantly Orwellian.

Why? People largely agree that things like false advertising and fraud regulations increase freedom, despite being literally censorship.

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