Robin Woltman
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Former Twitter user interested in news, politics, MAGA Idiocy, mosaic art, photography, travel, Italy, art in general, books, history, social media, music and […]
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This is a perfect example of Timothy Snyder's "negative freedoms" (I am free from paying a lot of taxes) versus "positive freedoms" (I have the freedoms that come from having ready access to healthcare, child support, good schools, etc).
An over-emphasis on negative freedoms leaves us less free.
An over-emphasis on negative freedoms leaves us less free.
July 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is a perfect example of Timothy Snyder's "negative freedoms" (I am free from paying a lot of taxes) versus "positive freedoms" (I have the freedoms that come from having ready access to healthcare, child support, good schools, etc).
An over-emphasis on negative freedoms leaves us less free.
An over-emphasis on negative freedoms leaves us less free.