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Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by baddox on Friday November 16, 2012 @10:42PM (#4797083)
That's odd. Can you give me an example of a common libertarian No True Scotsman argument?
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Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by saraid216 on Friday November 16, 2012 @10:51PM (#4797101)
Well, it's not really a pure free market system, so it doesn't count.
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Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by vitno on Saturday November 17, 2012 @12:06AM (#4797272)
you do realize that is a valid argument though, right? The core concept of the no true scotsman argument is the wishy-washy definition of what is being debated. He isn't a true scotsman because a true scotsman would wear a kilt! something like that. If the definition of scotsman is "wears a kilt" the same way a libertarian would say "pure free market" then it is totally valid.
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Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by mbetter on Saturday November 17, 2012 @12:30AM (#4797326)
He may wear a kilt, but he doesn't play the bagpipes, so he's no true Scotsman.
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Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by praxeologist on Saturday November 17, 2012 @03:37AM (#4797642)
Probably referring to you calling the US health care system free market...
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Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by Steko on Friday November 16, 2012 @11:40PM (#4797223)
Herbert Hoover was a huge activist big government Keynesian.
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