Difference between revisions of "The Short, Simple Dismissal Of Libertarianism"
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# Or libertarianism is based on utilitarianism which is not only flakey, but can obviously conflict with individual liberty. | # Or libertarianism is based on utilitarianism which is not only flakey, but can obviously conflict with individual liberty. | ||
# Libertarians ignore the fact that all real rights, including property, are coercive. Non-coercive "rights" are merely moral claims. | # Libertarians ignore the fact that all real rights, including property, are coercive. Non-coercive "rights" are merely moral claims. | ||
| + | # Libertarians assume that modern markets are "natural", and ignore the government institutions which create them. | ||
# Libertarianism privileges property rights (their "liberty") above all other values, redefining liberty in terms of property. | # Libertarianism privileges property rights (their "liberty") above all other values, redefining liberty in terms of property. | ||
# Libertarian economic arguments are based on multiple, conflicting, unrealistic economic models such as "economic man" or "rational" man. | # Libertarian economic arguments are based on multiple, conflicting, unrealistic economic models such as "economic man" or "rational" man. | ||
