I think “freedom” resonates emotionally in different ways for different people. If you try to pass a law making it illegal to drink bleach, I will oppose that law. I certainly don’t want to drink bleach, but right now I have the freedom to drink it and you would be trying to take away that freedom. It has value to me even though I intend never to exercise it. I think this is what makes me lean towards libertarianism whereas you appear to be more inclined towards a welfare state. (I don’t mean that pejoratively.)