Difference between revisions of "Libertarianism in One Lesson; The Second Lesson"
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Never fear! Even if you are in the wasteheap of history, the market in its wisdom grants you a period of unemployment during which you can reinstill your dogmatic certitude. We have a fresh crop of excuses to memorize that will convince you of your own brilliance! Smite the unprepared! | Never fear! Even if you are in the wasteheap of history, the market in its wisdom grants you a period of unemployment during which you can reinstill your dogmatic certitude. We have a fresh crop of excuses to memorize that will convince you of your own brilliance! Smite the unprepared! | ||
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== Libertarian Party USA == | == Libertarian Party USA == | ||
| − | * So what if David Bergland's "[[Libertarianism in One Lesson]]" has 99 pages in 16 numbered chapters. Why would you think that was more than one lesson? | + | * So what if David Bergland's "[[Libertarianism In One Lesson: Why Libertarianism Is the Best Hope for America's Future|Libertarianism in One Lesson]]" has 99 pages in 16 numbered chapters. Why would you think that was more than one lesson? |
* America's fastest declining political party! | * America's fastest declining political party! | ||
| − | * Harry Browne had it right in his 2000 campain. Trust to the efficacy of the market! As soon as you threaten to put a bounty on the head of a terrorist, all your terrorism problems will be solved. | + | * Harry Browne had it right in his 2000 campain. Trust to the efficacy of the market! As soon as you threaten to put a bounty on the head of a terrorist, all your terrorism problems will be solved. Ask Salman Rushdie and Osama bin Laden. |
* We cannot trust government to get anything right. We should look to examples of private organizations such as the Libertarian Party USA as role models; even if they cannot count their declining membership, balance their budget, or tell their members the truth about their finances. | * We cannot trust government to get anything right. We should look to examples of private organizations such as the Libertarian Party USA as role models; even if they cannot count their declining membership, balance their budget, or tell their members the truth about their finances. | ||
* If markets are the best allocation mechanism, libertarians should demand that the party's positions should be sold to the highest bidders. Forget that voting crap: it's initiation of force! Surely the highest bidder will represent libertarian interests better than anyone else. | * If markets are the best allocation mechanism, libertarians should demand that the party's positions should be sold to the highest bidders. Forget that voting crap: it's initiation of force! Surely the highest bidder will represent libertarian interests better than anyone else. | ||
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* When government provides a service, it is a crutch. When private enterprise provides the same service, you are a manly man to purchase it. | * When government provides a service, it is a crutch. When private enterprise provides the same service, you are a manly man to purchase it. | ||
* Big media have a virulent anti-business bias because they report on harmful business practices. Truth is no defense against our accusations of bias, nor is the observation that big media ARE big business. | * Big media have a virulent anti-business bias because they report on harmful business practices. Truth is no defense against our accusations of bias, nor is the observation that big media ARE big business. | ||
| − | * There are no market failures, only government failures. Which is why we should abolish corporations, patents, copyright and other intellectual property; they are established by government interference with free markets. | + | * There are no market failures, only government failures. Which is why we should abolish property titles, corporations, patents, copyright and other intellectual property; they are established by government interference with free markets. |
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| + | == See also: == | ||
| + | * [[Libertarianism in One Lesson (Parody)]]. | ||
| + | * [[Libertarianism in One Lesson; The Third Lesson]]. | ||
