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thelastgallonyesterday at 11:55 AM1 replyview on HN

It helps to understand that the only freedom Americans only cared for (and the only freedom they have left from the looks of it) is the freedom to choose standards of measurement and vocabulary. This will provide historical context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk (Washington's Dream - SNL)


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mattmaroonyesterday at 12:30 PM

Huh? Britons get locked up for social media posts. Most of the world doesn’t have guns. And among the first world we’re the only ones free to go bankrupt from medical bills!

Our problems don’t stem from lack of freedom, they stem from too much of it.

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