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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by sangnoir on Saturday September 04, 2021 @05:38PM (#28419514)
A core weakness in libertarianism is the cornerstone assumption that everyone will play by the rules, and offers no remedy for those that violate those rules. Which pretty much ignores human behavior going through history (and personal experience, for anyone who has had to do a group assignment).
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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by amanaplanacanal on Sunday September 05, 2021 @12:17AM (#28421593)
Yes. Any time there is a power vacuum, there are strongmen waiting to step in and grab that power. As terrible as democracy is, we haven't yet invented anything better to keep the strongmen at bay. So the libertarians will have to live under the rules that society dictates, and here we are.
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