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 == A Cargo Cult ==
-Libertarians expect gifts from the sky if they perform the right philosophical rituals: surrender of political rights, surrender of all government property claims, etc.  This has been called "The White Men's Ghost Dance" by Bob Black.  They have the unrealistic assumption that if they succeed, they will have an advantage because they knew the magic ritual philosophy first.  But instead, the rich and powerful will step right in as the oligarchs did in Russia.  They wish us to hand over the biggest pot of money in the world: social security funds for the retirement of essentially the entire US population.  Dream on.
+Libertarians expect gifts from the sky if they perform the right philosophical rituals: surrender of political rights, surrender of all government property claims, etc.
+They wish us to hand over political sovereignty of the richest, most powerful nation in the world.  They wish us to hand over the lands, roads, and other property held in common by the government.  They wish us to hand over the biggest pot of money in the world: social security funds for the retirement of essentially the entire US population.
+What do they offer the rest of us for these enormous gifts?  Nothing.  They do not expect us to do it as an exchange, but as a magical summoning.   They summon these gifts magically by re-interpreting liberal philosophy and Constitutions.
 == Snarky Definitions ==

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