Difference between revisions of "The Short, Simple Dismissal Of Libertarianism"
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# Libertarian views of society are dog-eat-dog in the market and servitude, charity, poverty or starvation for the losers. | # Libertarian views of society are dog-eat-dog in the market and servitude, charity, poverty or starvation for the losers. | ||
# It's an ideology that glorifies and justifies selfishness by painting altruism and empathy as evil. | # It's an ideology that glorifies and justifies selfishness by painting altruism and empathy as evil. | ||
| + | # Libertarianism is a haven for angry racists, men's rights advocates, sovereign citizens, militias, child abusers, spouse abusers, scammers, frauds and others too noxious for ordinary society. | ||
# Libertarians want to dictate which freedoms we get for all time, and don't want to allow others to choose their freedoms. | # Libertarians want to dictate which freedoms we get for all time, and don't want to allow others to choose their freedoms. | ||
# Libertarians ignore ideas of equality and justice except to make the ludicrous claim that markets provide them. | # Libertarians ignore ideas of equality and justice except to make the ludicrous claim that markets provide them. | ||
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# Libertarians shill for the wealthy. | # Libertarians shill for the wealthy. | ||
# The intellectual structure of modern libertarianism has been funded from the start by the wealthy and corporations as propaganda to serve their interests. | # The intellectual structure of modern libertarianism has been funded from the start by the wealthy and corporations as propaganda to serve their interests. | ||
| + | # Popular libertarianism is either subsidized at a loss by the wealthy or pushed by policy "entrepreneurs" who bilk angry old white men. | ||
# Libertarians engage in corporate-funded denialism of science, history and economics. | # Libertarians engage in corporate-funded denialism of science, history and economics. | ||
# There have never been any examples of libertarian nations. | # There have never been any examples of libertarian nations. | ||
