Where, then, do these guys like Sen. Coburn come from? Our system promises us freedom, individual freedom. There is a notion there that the individual is free, not because of his or her membership in a functioning community but rather something completely different from that, which is the idea that the individual is free in that he or she may be left alone to make his or her personal decisions. Actually, there are social things going on, for Sen. Coburn, as there are individual, things going on for progressives: it is just a matter of preference, opinion and emphasis.
So, what the "right" is doing is interpreting America's promise of freedom in a particular way. Notwithstanding the fact that his comments on healthcare are completely misinformed and insubstantive, such an individual does represent a legitimate point of view.
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