In theory, yes. Freedom says you can create your future, and the sky is the limit. But we live in a system that does not truly allow that to happen for most people. It is preached, but not followed.
UBI would not deny people hope. It would provide relief.
If it does not allow it to happen for most people, it is because the people have abandoned it's tenents. Rather they have become complicit in their own slavery, by submitting to their political masters.
The people have abandoned it's tenents, yes, but not by their own free will. Constant distractions in media, anxiety through fear and propaganda leave us tired and defeated daily. I would posit that the masses have awoken and are not going to remain complicit any longer.
Of course, they have abandoned it by their own free will! It was their choices that allowed it, and under their continued agreement, it advances!
Wrong. I did not choose to be born into this system, neither did you. And when people try to show support for real change (like taking a knee in protest of systemic oppression), they are scolded for not being patriotic or for disrespecting the flag.