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"LEAVE ME ALONE."
Therefore, libertarianism is the antithesis of zealotry.
That's a rather overly-simplistic view.
The expectation that people are far more moral than they actually are.
The essence is really "I have got mine, screw you. Oops, I screwed up, help me now." There are no Libertarians in a crisis. They're often the first ones who cry "where's the gubberment" when the sh*t hits the fan. Only, there is no gubberment anymore, because they killed it. Oops.
Libertarians have a very optimistic, naive understanding of how the world works and human nature.
Moralism is a code of ethics of one particular group. It is meaningless in this debate. What libertarians do believe is that human individuals, left to their own devices, are far more intelligent and productive than most people realize. "Moral" and "ethics" are extremely vague and subjective terms for defining human qualities. But human individuals are intelligent, without a shadow of a doubt, and they are productive. And that's all you need to know to understand that we are better at planning our own lives than the humans who control us at the upper echelon of society.
I was referring to the two major immoralities that a libertarian system would recognize. Fraud and Theft. People are not capable of abstaining from either (some are, but in general we are not) and since society would be so open, it would rely on a government that was robotic in the sense that it would effectively punish this type of activity in the courts with a very high success rate and without bias (which is not possible). Such a system is doomed to failure because it relies on the expectation that people are capable of far more than they actually are (again, in a moral sense that libertarians deign to recognize)
That's not true.
It expects people to act like people.
Some are self serving bastards, while others are self interested in the long term.
Libertarians expect that people will fail and that preventing or easing that failure, is part of the problem and not the solution.
Because life IS complicated.I wasn't going for complicated. Why complicate life? Our lifespan is merely a spark in this universe. Why waste it on nonsensical, politicized analysis?
All humans are happy sunshine good people and they would never try to f*** me over or break any moral rules or standards.
I was referring to the two major immoralities that a libertarian system would recognize. Fraud and Theft. People are not capable of abstaining from either (some are, but in general we are not) and since society would be so open, it would rely on a government that was robotic in the sense that it would effectively punish this type of activity in the courts with a very high success rate and without bias (which is not possible). Such a system is doomed to failure because it relies on the expectation that people are capable of far more than they actually are (again, in a moral sense that libertarians deign to recognize)
Libertarianism, kinda like Communism, would work really well if not for human nature.
Because life IS complicated.
If you dont want analysis, why are you here?
I think libertarians recognize human nature better than any other ideal system.
I think libertarians recognize human nature better than any other ideal system.
Discussion is a valid method of exploring and working through material. I agree that this is not an academic setting but I see no reason to consider it a valid medium for learning if one is careful.This is entertainment. If you think this discussion board is analysis-material, then I suppose you rely on Comedy Central for your news, as well.
The essence is really "I have got mine, screw you. Oops, I screwed up, help me now." There are no Libertarians in a crisis. They're often the first ones who cry "where's the gubberment" when the sh*t hits the fan. Only, there is no gubberment anymore, because they killed it. Oops.
Libertarians have a very optimistic, naive understanding of how the world works and human nature.
Fleas whine when the dog says
STOP BITING ME-its My blood not yours
Why is fake-libertarian economic philosophy at odds with the practice, e.g. why is intra-firm central planning preferred to contractual specialization?
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