• Sparlock@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Over the last century, the Land of the Free has slowly transformed into a land governed by endless laws, largely by cracking down on vices instead of actual crimes, creating a society that would render us all criminals if our behavior were constantly observed.

    Just the framing of the first line is like something out of an Ayn Rand hallucination. When I see something that heavily tilted the first thing I look for is WHO is writing it and WHY would they.

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      11 months ago

      I mean, even if I think libertarians are overall not very smart, I do think their stance on vice laws is the right one.

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      11 months ago

      The part that got me is when they quoted the text of the bill and then linked to the bill.

      But yes, the constant “slamming” of democrats is pretty biased. I can’t say I wholly disagree with that first paragraph, but anything that uses “land of the free” unironically usually has an angle.

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        11 months ago

        Especially anyone who believes that individuals are less free now than they were historically in the United States. Only the ignorant or biased make that claim.