Difference between revisions of "There's no such thing as society… only individuals and families."
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{{DES | des = This famous [[Margaret Thatcher]] quote is philosophical twaddle. The same principle then applies to government, corporations, religions, etc. It is based on the unscientific and fallacious claim that individuals are the only valid level of analysis, common to the [[Methodological Individualism (propaganda)|methodological individualism]] of [[Austrian Economics]]. | show=}} | {{DES | des = This famous [[Margaret Thatcher]] quote is philosophical twaddle. The same principle then applies to government, corporations, religions, etc. It is based on the unscientific and fallacious claim that individuals are the only valid level of analysis, common to the [[Methodological Individualism (propaganda)|methodological individualism]] of [[Austrian Economics]]. | show=}} | ||
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| + | [[Margaret Thatcher]] meant that she wanted people to take care of themselves privately rather than rely on government. However, many libertarians take this sort of thing literally and simplistically. Both ignore the idea of [[Social Capital]], which is in large part due to government. | ||
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