As you all are probably familiar with, a lot of real unsavory types like to claim that some version of "maximizing personal freedom" is one of their core values, even if the things they actually support seem to contradict that.
Is personal liberty a good thing to have as a core value, and it's their interpretation that's wrong? Or is it something about the concept itself, where it sounds good but actually pursuing it leads to negative outcomes?
Alternatively, is it just a big empty signifier that can be used to support basically anything, i.e. it's impossible to meaningfully distinguish between correct and incorrect applications of the concept?
maxing personal liberty for oneself (in opposition to everyone else or discreet subsets) :geordi-no:
maxing personal liberty for all (in understanding everyone's social and material connections and dependencies) :geordi-yes:
if it is unqualified and the person talking is not An/Com, very likely means the first
very much a mindset of the 'one day I'll own this boot that is currently stomping my face' set