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Re:The case against empathy (2019) by philwelch on Friday April 01, 2022 @05:04AM (#30876404)
Believe me, a decent chunk of Americans don’t even understand the concept of freedom.

We have an expression, “it’s a free country”. But if you go to Mexico, the pharmacy will just sell you anything short of controlled substances—antibiotics, heart medication, whatever. In the US you need a prescription from a doctor. We’re not a free country by a long shot.

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Re:The case against empathy (2019) by hunterb123 on Friday April 01, 2022 @11:28AM (#30879154)
One can believe in freedom and also believe that the federal government has grown too big and often infringes on those freedoms.

> Believe me, a decent chunk of Americans don’t even understand the concept of freedom.

The government overreaching doesn't mean people don't understand the concept of freedom, just that the establishment has grown too influential.

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Re:The case against empathy (2019) by philwelch on Friday April 01, 2022 @12:20PM (#30879893)
I don’t know how you could believe in freedom and not have that opinion about the US federal government. But I’m not sure why you brought that up in this context.
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