Difference between revisions of "The Short, Simple Dismissal Of Libertarianism"
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# Most libertarian writings are based on cherry-picked examples that give false impressions of the severity of existing problems and dismiss problems with libertarian solutions. | # Most libertarian writings are based on cherry-picked examples that give false impressions of the severity of existing problems and dismiss problems with libertarian solutions. | ||
| − | For | + | For more extensive discussion, see [[What Is Wrong With Libertarianism]] and [[Analyzing Libertarian Arguments]]. |
A few libertarians avoid some of these. The Friedman clan avoids (4) natural rights, but suffers badly from (11) preferring feudal relationships to democracy. | A few libertarians avoid some of these. The Friedman clan avoids (4) natural rights, but suffers badly from (11) preferring feudal relationships to democracy. | ||
A few, such as the "Bleeding Heart Libertarians" are aware of some of these problems, especially (15), and engage in elaborate contortions to delude themselves they can solve them. Smarter libertarians depart libertarianism when the cognitive dissonance becomes too great to withstand. See: [[Testimonials By Former Libertarians And Objectivists]]. | A few, such as the "Bleeding Heart Libertarians" are aware of some of these problems, especially (15), and engage in elaborate contortions to delude themselves they can solve them. Smarter libertarians depart libertarianism when the cognitive dissonance becomes too great to withstand. See: [[Testimonials By Former Libertarians And Objectivists]]. | ||
