Difference between revisions of "What Is Wrong With Libertarianism"
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* [[Libertarians Misunderstand Liberty]] | * [[Libertarians Misunderstand Liberty]] | ||
| − | * Rights, Freedoms And Liberties Cannot Be Divided Into Positive And Negative | + | * [[Rights, Freedoms And Liberties Cannot Be Divided Into Positive And Negative]] |
The Isaiah Berlin sense of positive and negative really means that positive rights are costly and negative rights are free because they rely on "doing nothing". But because all rights have costly enforceable duties, all rights are positive. Instead rights may be ranked in order of costliness, some more costly (positive) than others. | The Isaiah Berlin sense of positive and negative really means that positive rights are costly and negative rights are free because they rely on "doing nothing". But because all rights have costly enforceable duties, all rights are positive. Instead rights may be ranked in order of costliness, some more costly (positive) than others. | ||
| − | * Libertarians Misunderstand Coercion | + | * [[Libertarians Misunderstand Coercion]] |
| − | * Libertarians Misunderstand Liberalism | + | * [[Libertarians Misunderstand Liberalism]] |
list of liberal tools for society, including markets and government | list of liberal tools for society, including markets and government | ||
| − | * Libertarian Philosophy Is Wretched | + | * [[Libertarian Philosophy Is Wretched]] |
Libertarian philosophy consists of post hoc rationalizations for an intolerant conservative set of strongly held values, ie. view of the good or gut feelings. (In contrast, liberalism is tolerant of diverse values, and attempts to maximize satisfaction.) These "rational" bases are based in either omitted, unreal, untestable or demonstrably false assumptions. The "rational" arguments based on these philosophies frequently add grotesque fallacies on top of the false bases. | Libertarian philosophy consists of post hoc rationalizations for an intolerant conservative set of strongly held values, ie. view of the good or gut feelings. (In contrast, liberalism is tolerant of diverse values, and attempts to maximize satisfaction.) These "rational" bases are based in either omitted, unreal, untestable or demonstrably false assumptions. The "rational" arguments based on these philosophies frequently add grotesque fallacies on top of the false bases. | ||
| − | * Libertarianism Has Unbalanced Values | + | * [[Libertarianism Has Unbalanced Values]] |
| − | * Libertarianism Is Sold By Propaganda | + | * [[Libertarianism Is Sold By Propaganda]] |
Reliance on spin, propaganda, public relations deceit, historical revisionism, denialism and crankery in defiance of science, history, economics, experience, and other more accurate ways of knowing. Often called vulgar libertarianism. | Reliance on spin, propaganda, public relations deceit, historical revisionism, denialism and crankery in defiance of science, history, economics, experience, and other more accurate ways of knowing. Often called vulgar libertarianism. | ||
| − | * Perversion Of Language In Libertarian Argument | + | * [[Perversion Of Language In Libertarian Argument]] |
Propaganda Terms (including classical liberalism), phatic language, dog-whistle terms, libertarian special meanings of terms. | Propaganda Terms (including classical liberalism), phatic language, dog-whistle terms, libertarian special meanings of terms. | ||
| − | * Libertarianism is Right Wing | + | * [[Libertarianism is Right Wing]] |
| − | * Chicago Economics | + | * [[Chicago Economics]] |
(neoliberal economics) mistaking economic efficiency for an optimum, post-autistic economics | (neoliberal economics) mistaking economic efficiency for an optimum, post-autistic economics | ||
| − | * Austrian Economics | + | * [[Austrian Economics]] |
| − | * Individualist Viewpoint | + | * [[Individualist Viewpoint]] |
Methodological Individualism | Methodological Individualism | ||
| − | * Overlooking Corporate Privilege | + | * [[Overlooking Corporate Privilege]] |
Corporate socialism, corporatism, corporate catspaws, vs. unions, corps as legal individuals, limited liability, Index Of Economic Freedom | Corporate socialism, corporatism, corporate catspaws, vs. unions, corps as legal individuals, limited liability, Index Of Economic Freedom | ||
| − | * Market Fetishism | + | * [[Market Fetishism]] |
| − | * Ayn Rand And Objectivism | + | * [[Ayn Rand And Objectivism]] |
Anybody who thinks Rand is a great author or a great philosopher can be immediately discounted. She was the [[Horatio Alger]] of her era. | Anybody who thinks Rand is a great author or a great philosopher can be immediately discounted. She was the [[Horatio Alger]] of her era. | ||
| − | * Gold Standard | + | * [[Gold Standard]] |
| − | * Libertarians Misunderstand Their Own Political Position | + | * [[Libertarians Misunderstand Their Own Political Position]] |
If you believe in taxation for national defense, then any honest libertarian can describe you as a statist who believes that coercive taxation is justified by an "ends justify the means" philosophy. | If you believe in taxation for national defense, then any honest libertarian can describe you as a statist who believes that coercive taxation is justified by an "ends justify the means" philosophy. | ||
| − | * Distaste For Democracy | + | * [[Distaste For Democracy]] |
| − | * Irrational Fear Of Socialism | + | * [[Irrational Fear Of Socialism]] |
Road To Serfdom, | Road To Serfdom, | ||
| − | * Ideology Before Pragmatism | + | * [[Ideology Before Pragmatism]] |
| − | * Libertarian Exaggerated Self-Importance | + | * [[Libertarian Exaggerated Self-Importance]] |
Tiny, shrinking minority, claims on economists, claims of rationality, etc. | Tiny, shrinking minority, claims on economists, claims of rationality, etc. | ||
