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Why Libertarianism Doesn't Work [View all] ProSense Dec 2011 OP
Libertarianism is like salt. TheWraith Dec 2011 #1
+1 Perfect analogy. nt Poll_Blind Dec 2011 #25
Libertarians - Right wingers that like sex, drugs and rock and roll. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #2
If that's an original line, I'll cite you. Betsy Ross Dec 2011 #7
I don't think it is. I think I may have borrowed it. Let me look... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #8
I think I may have heard it but I swear I can't remember who said it nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #9
I think that source of that line may be hifiguy Jan 2012 #49
Ah, thank you! nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #50
Libertarians -- People who don't plan to have children and who don't think they JDPriestly Dec 2011 #11
Libertarians - Just right wingers who are trying to fool us all. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #12
Libertarianism is just "selfishness" as a political philosophy. dawg Dec 2011 #3
This is true, dawg. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #10
Thank you abelenkpe Dec 2011 #4
It has ProSense Dec 2011 #14
George Will's career is cemented in using that writing formula. deacon Jan 2012 #36
The theory of 'I got mine, Jack' doesn't work? nt onehandle Dec 2011 #5
may not be bad PowerToThePeople Dec 2011 #6
What the Somalia illustration points up is the obvious logic flaw quaker bill Dec 2011 #13
The ProSense Dec 2011 #15
My point is that even if tried, it would not work quaker bill Dec 2011 #19
Agree ProSense Dec 2011 #21
Very well stated, their vision versus the reality of the past, present and future. freshwest Dec 2011 #17
The same reason 5-year olds can't play soccer. izquierdista Dec 2011 #16
"The people with the money and guns will always abuse the people who don't have the money and guns" napoleon_in_rags Dec 2011 #18
This ProSense Dec 2011 #20
What you're not seeing is how bad it is. napoleon_in_rags Dec 2011 #22
Yes, ProSense Dec 2011 #23
Its about FACING IT culturally. napoleon_in_rags Dec 2011 #24
No ProSense Dec 2011 #26
So where are those popular tax hikes? Lets see them. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #27
Wait ProSense Jan 2012 #28
Help me out man, I'm hung over. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #34
OK ProSense Jan 2012 #38
But you didn't address my main point. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #39
Are ProSense Jan 2012 #40
You're in perception management mode, I'm not. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #41
No ProSense Jan 2012 #42
My final two cents. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #45
"the state isn't doing any of those things its supposed to do"??? MH1 Jan 2012 #46
No, it hasn't broken down completely at all. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #47
Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #29
Sounds ProSense Jan 2012 #30
derp Night Ripper Jan 2012 #31
You're ProSense Jan 2012 #32
He sleeps with the fishes. PeaceNikki Jan 2012 #33
Libertarianism is the belief you can travel to mars in a wright brothers plane. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #35
It sounds like "libertarianism" has some of the same issues "communism" does. hughee99 Jan 2012 #37
No one thinks it works except delusional robberbaron types, delusional folk who aspire to be TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #43
You'd be surprised. n/t ProSense Jan 2012 #48
I have two big problems with libertarianism. Quartermass Jan 2012 #44
as ProSense Jan 2012 #51
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