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Re:A Defense of libertarianism (and response to Zed, etc.) by pushcx on Monday January 12, 2009 @08:51AM (#430450)
So a deregulation failing proved libertarianism right?

Libertarianism is like prayer. If it works, the religion is right. If it doesn't, you did something wrong and it's right.

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Re:A Defense of libertarianism (and response to Zed, etc.) by grandalf on Monday January 12, 2009 @02:04PM (#430921)
Take the passage of Prop 8 in California -- libertarians do not think that marriage should be something that the state meddles in at all.

Examples abound. I just mentioned one deregulation example because such things are often touted as libertarian accomplishments when in fact markets are often still highly regulated and the deregulation was just a handout to one interest or another.

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