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=== Ideology ===
 
=== Ideology ===
* Libertarians can only agree with each other if they get so vague that their statements have no fixed meaning.  It's the same way we know that no more than one religion could be right, and probably none are.
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* [[The many divisions within libertarianism.|Libertarians can only agree with each other if they get so vague that their statements have no fixed meaning.]] It's the same way we know that no more than one religion could be right, and probably none are.
* Libertarians ignore anthropological knowledge of the nature of humans in favor of their idiotic ideology.
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* [[Anthropology and Scientific Psychology|Libertarians ignore anthropological knowledge of the nature of humans in favor of their idiotic ideology.]]
* Libertarians use vague glittering generalities of propaganda (terms like "liberty") rather than specifics such as "liberty for A to do B at an uncompensated cost C to D".
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* Libertarians use vague [[Fallacies_Of_Philosophy#Glittering_Generalities_Of_Propaganda|glittering generalities]] of propaganda [[Two Concepts of Liberty/porous|(terms like "liberty")]] rather than specifics such as [[What Is Liberty?|"liberty for A to do B at an uncompensated cost C to D".]]
* Libertarian ideology is loaded with large numbers of words reinterpreted to circularly force their conclusions, perhaps worse than Marxist ideology is.
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* [[Libertarian Propaganda Terms |Libertarian ideology is loaded with large numbers of words reinterpreted to circularly force their conclusions]], perhaps worse than Marxist ideology is.
* Most libertarian writings are based on cherry-picked examples that give false impressions of the severity of existing problems and dismiss problems claiming libertarian solutions would work (despite practical evidence.)
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* [[Roads|Most libertarian writings are based on cherry-picked examples that give false impressions of the severity of existing problems and dismiss problems claiming libertarian solutions would work (despite practical evidence.)]]
* Libertarianism is domineering and totalitarian: nothing and nobody is excused from ownership and markets.  No matter how impractical markets might be.
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* [[Libertarians Misunderstand Property|Libertarianism is domineering and totalitarian: nothing and nobody is excused from ownership and markets.]] No matter how impractical markets might be.
* Libertarian ideology pretends that society is so simple that maximizing one axis ("freedom") while ignoring others will lead to optimal results.
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* [[There Are Important Values Besides Liberty|Libertarian ideology pretends that society is so simple that maximizing one axis ("freedom") while ignoring others will lead to optimal results.]]
* It's an ideology that glorifies and justifies selfishness by painting altruism and empathy as evil.
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* [[The difference between civil libertarians and selfish jerks|It's an ideology that glorifies and justifies selfishness by painting altruism and empathy as evil.]]
* Libertarians claim they want a non-coercive society: providing you overlook all the most extensive coercion of all, protection of property.
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* [[Violence Vouchers: A Descriptive Account of Property |Libertarians claim they want a non-coercive society: providing you overlook all the most extensive coercion of all, protection of property.]]
  
 
=== Liberty ===
 
=== Liberty ===
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* People overwhelmingly exercise their freedom to NOT BE libertarians.
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* Libertarians cannot explain what liberty is: they only declare some things they want that they call liberty.
 
* Libertarians value their own personal freedoms (especially property and guns) far above other freedoms or the freedom of others.  No universalism or equality here: they want to be masters and don't care if others are slaves.
 
* Libertarians value their own personal freedoms (especially property and guns) far above other freedoms or the freedom of others.  No universalism or equality here: they want to be masters and don't care if others are slaves.
 
* 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.
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=== Society ===
 
=== Society ===
 
* 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.
* Libertarianism is a haven for angry racists, men's rights advocates, sovereign citizens, militias, child abusers, spouse abusers, scammers, frauds, pimps, pushers and others too noxious for ordinary society.
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* Libertarianism is a haven for angry racists, men's rights advocates, sovereign citizens, Nazis, Confederacy fans, militias, child abusers, spouse abusers, scammers, frauds, pimps, pushers and others too noxious for ordinary society.
 
* 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.
 
* Libertarians have no concept of the common good.
 
* Libertarians have no concept of the common good.
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* Libertarians lie about the "free market": it is only an academic model.  Actual markets differ enormously from the assumptions and behaviors of free market models.
 
* Libertarians lie about the "free market": it is only an academic model.  Actual markets differ enormously from the assumptions and behaviors of free market models.
 
* Libertarians have inadequate solutions for public goods problems.
 
* Libertarians have inadequate solutions for public goods problems.
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* Libertarians usually deny or dismiss externalities such as climate change, and have no real solution for them.
 
* Libertarians just assume "the market will provide", even when millennia of history in hundreds of nations shows otherwise.
 
* Libertarians just assume "the market will provide", even when millennia of history in hundreds of nations shows otherwise.
 
* Libertarians assume that freak examples of private provision are both desirable and can be extended everywhere.
 
* Libertarians assume that freak examples of private provision are both desirable and can be extended everywhere.
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* Libertarians ignore the special privileges and vast concentrations of wealth and power of corporations.
 
* Libertarians ignore the special privileges and vast concentrations of wealth and power of corporations.
 
* Libertarian philosophy is a "one size fits all" procrustean bed that only addresses the desires of economic winners.  It doesn't address the human needs of women, children, elderly, incompetent, sick, minorities and others who resent being forced into unjust market competitions.
 
* Libertarian philosophy is a "one size fits all" procrustean bed that only addresses the desires of economic winners.  It doesn't address the human needs of women, children, elderly, incompetent, sick, minorities and others who resent being forced into unjust market competitions.
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* Libertarians think only elites should vote or govern, if they don't dismiss democracy entirely.  They don't care about dissatisfaction of the economically or democratically disenfranchised.
  
 
=== Government ===
 
=== Government ===

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