The Atlantic Tells Us About “Good” and “Bad” Liberty
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Precisely.
The concept of "Positive Rights" comes from Rouseau's conceptualization of a "Social Contract": whereby, the government representing the "General Will" (a more insane concept than what it sounds) creates "rights" for the people who subject themselves to it, as a form of political reward at the expense of their freedom.
Rouseau is explicit that you must sacrifice your actual liberty to the state in order to be bestowed the benefits of your loyalty to the state.