The Presumption of Liberty vs. the Presumption of Altruism

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some proponents of freedom base their political positions in what they call “the presumption of liberty.” But</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">opponents</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">of freedom easily undercut this with their own</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">moral</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">presumption: “the presumption of altruism.”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get your free copy of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Loving Life</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">here:</span> <a href= "https://objectivestandard.org/lovinglife"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://objectivestandard.org/lovinglife</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Subscribe in</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophy-for-flourishing/id1516846670"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2ygYLi3sTed0DkRWzUb95C"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Spotify</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, or wherever you’re listening right now.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook:</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter:</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn:</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/objectivestandardinstitute/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.linkedin.com/company/objectivestandardinstitute/</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Email Jon at</span> <a href= "mailto:jon@objectivestandard.org"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">jon@objectivestandard.org</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">with que