Difference between revisions of "The "No True Libertarianism" fallacy"
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− | {{DES | des = Libertarians cannot explain why there has never been a libertarian society, and find excuses to explain that existing small governments are not "true libertarianism". The real reason is that libertarianism, like communism, is contrary to human nature. | show=}} | + | {{DES | des = This is a variation of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman "no true Scotsman"] fallacy, used to dismiss inconvenient examples. Libertarians cannot explain why there has never been a libertarian society, and find excuses to explain that existing small governments are not "true libertarianism". The real reason is that libertarianism, like communism, is contrary to human nature. | show=}} |
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+ | (Modified from [https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/no-true-scotsman no true scotsman].) | ||
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