Is it rational to advocate a economic system that invariably produces mass famine and totalitarianism on moral grounds?
Libertarians try to paint their politics as "reason" and "rationality" so hard because they know they can't claim it is moral. I assure you, there is nothing "rational" about defending the property right of the wealthy over the lives of the poor.
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I know! Isn't it weird and irrational that people still support capitalism?
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I get that you don't like paying taxes, no one does, but you have to keep in mind that money is issued by a central bank. Tax is merely taking some of it back, so that what we have left holds its value
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"no one does"? I'm paying my taxes with pleasure, because I appreciate the "free" education, healthcare etc I get in return, and that poorer people don't have to rely on charity for the same things. Also appreciate the very low corruption.
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For libertarians, the word "rational" is a wildcard. It means whatever they need it to mean at any particular moment.
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In the end its irrational too as markets are the aggregates of human behavior which at its root is fundamentally irrational.
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My observation...? Not that you asked for my opinion? I don't think that THEY think morality/ethics even exist.
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Damn
@existentialcoms sprinkling truth on everything lately big fan big fanThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Ohh.. So it was the last sentence that rattled you !
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