Difference between revisions of "The "No True Libertarianism" fallacy"

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{{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=}}
 
{{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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