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Libertarianism Makes You Stupid (sethf.com)
6 points by rysmit on Sept 7, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


I find this article not useful because nearly every point made is suffering from the logical fallacy of arguing against a straw man. It describes certain stupid behavior as "libertarianism" and proceeds to point out that said behavior is stupid. Although I will admit I have met at least one Ayn-Rand-worshiping person who does engage in this sort of stupid behavior, nearly all of the people I have met who call themselves "libertarians" do not engage in the behavior that this article describes.




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