Re:My libertarian vacation nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul...
by jottinger on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @09:32AM
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The problem is that it's Salon - the writing is really badly biased, doesn't actually understand Libertarianism at all, and is mostly trying to smear Ron Paul.
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Re:My libertarian vacation nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul...
by kstenerud on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @11:05AM
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The problem is that Libertarians have yet to explain their philosophy in such a way that non-libertarians would understand. "You don't understand" is the most common thing I hear when talking to a Libertarian. After awhile one just gets tired of it.
Re:My libertarian vacation nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul...
by anindyabd on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @11:10AM
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This is the genetic fallacy[1] -- you're claiming that the argument is bad because of its source, not its content. If you think the article misappropriates Libertarianism, show how it does that.
Re:My libertarian vacation nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul...
by wfo on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @12:04PM
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I'm generally in favor of the flavor of the narrative: a takedown of libertarianism is very much something I enjoy watching, but this is a horribly written article. It's a cringe-fest even I had trouble forcing my way through. The quality of writing is very poor, the points seem disjointed and unrelated. Libertarianism isn't too hard to attack in its honest form, no need for a smear piece like this.
Re:My libertarian vacation nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul...
by bko on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @11:58AM
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Author defines Libertarianism as "eliminate all taxes, privatize everything, load a country up with guns and oppose all public expenditures". Not biased at all
Re:My libertarian vacation nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul...
by astrodust on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @12:18PM
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Doesn't sound that far off the mark, actually. Maybe you have a different definition?
Re:My libertarian vacation nightmare: How Ayn Rand, Ron Paul...
by dropit_sphere on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @12:02PM
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