Difference between revisions of "Notorious Failures and Mistakes of Libertarianism"
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This is a common slander by libertarians, especially by crank academic Rummel, who has coined the unused term democide. The genocides of the Soviets, Red Chinese, Nazis, conquistadors, and pretty much anybody else through history all share one thing in common: private ownership of government by dictators, parties, kings, etc. Modern government is publicly controlled, and power is distributed to multiple branches, states, and other entities with a system of checks and balances. | This is a common slander by libertarians, especially by crank academic Rummel, who has coined the unused term democide. The genocides of the Soviets, Red Chinese, Nazis, conquistadors, and pretty much anybody else through history all share one thing in common: private ownership of government by dictators, parties, kings, etc. Modern government is publicly controlled, and power is distributed to multiple branches, states, and other entities with a system of checks and balances. | ||
== DDT Bans Resulted in Millions of Deaths == | == DDT Bans Resulted in Millions of Deaths == | ||
| − | + | [[DDT|The pesticide industry is attempting to blame Rachel Carson and her green followers for millions of malarial deaths because of "DDT bans". But in reality, that industry is responsible for the deaths because they have fostered pesticide resistance in mosquitos through indiscriminant sales of their pesticides. DDT has NOT been banned for public health use, only agricultural use.]] | |
== Privatized health care will be cheaper. == | == Privatized health care will be cheaper. == | ||
== Defense cannot be achieved by the market. == | == Defense cannot be achieved by the market. == | ||
