> "America defaults to free. That's very unsettling for those that an authoritarian approach."

The least insane general position is to always ask "Free for who to do what?"

Freedom for you to try cocaine if you want? Ok, let's consider it, but let's have a serious discussion about public health and safety first because there are predictable public consequences to broader society.

Freedom for someone to put cocaine in your food without telling you? No, that's just actually a brain-dead, immoral position.