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I gave up on SNL years ago, sorry.

Libertarianism might work if the world were populated by intelligent, responsible adults but it isn't. Like it's polar opposite communism, it sounds great in theory but doesn't work in reality. What really irks me is the "me, mine, my" attitude that tends to go along with it, ie selfishness. It's like they can't understand the difference between society and socialism or between community and communism. Then there's the whole "free market" thing, it demonstrably doesn't work because greed breaks it instantly. "Every man for himself" is a fine strategy for escaping a disaster but it's a lousy way to run a society.

[QUOTE="CapnG, post: 72163, member: 175"] I gave up on SNL years ago, sorry. Libertarianism might work if the world were populated by intelligent, responsible adults but it isn't. Like it's polar opposite communism, it sounds great in theory but doesn't work in reality. What really irks me is the "me, mine, my" attitude that tends to go along with it, ie selfishness. It's like they can't understand the difference between society and socialism or between community and communism. Then there's the whole "free market" thing, it demonstrably doesn't work because greed breaks it instantly. "Every man for himself" is a fine strategy for escaping a disaster but it's a lousy way to run a society. [/QUOTE]

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