View source for Liberty! What Fallacies Are Committed in Thy Name!/wishful thinking

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[[Category:Cosima Shalizi]]
[[Category:Analyzing Libertarian Arguments]]
[[Category:Objectivism]]
[[Category:Ideology]]
[[Category:Capitalism]]
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[[Category:Fallacies Of Ideology]]
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| text = Libertarian capitalism... is a curious ideology in many ways... On the one hand, the sanctity of private property and private contracts is held to be a matter of inalienable natural right, guaranteed by the fundamental facts of morality, if not a basic part of Objective Reality; capitalism is the Right Thing to Do. On the other hand, much effort is devoted to arguing that unfettered laissez-faire capitalism is also the economic system which will produce the greatest benefit for the greatest number, indeed for all, if only people would just see it. Natural right therefore coincides exactly with personal interest. A clearer example of wishful thinking could hardly be asked for.
| cite = [[Cosima Shalizi]], "{{Link |Liberty! What Fallacies Are Committed in Thy Name!}}"
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