Excellent find, especially the second link.
Ideas have consequences, and if there is one idea that is contrary to America's political and religious heritage, it is the cold hearted ideology called libertarianism. Libertarianism is much of the reason the economy nearly collapsed, it is the reason for Enron, Worldcom, Bernie Madoff, and the greed and selfishness that uses the social infrastructure but does not feel it owes anything in return. Treanor nails it.
"The values of libertarianism can not be rationally grounded. It is a system of belief, a 'worldview'. If you are a libertarian, then there is no point in reading any further. There is no attempt here to convert you: your belief is simply rejected. The rejection is comprehensive, meaning that all the starting points of libertarian argument (premises) are also rejected. There is no shared ground from which to conduct an argument.
The libertarian belief system includes the values listed in this section, which are affirmed by most libertarians. Certainly, no libertarian rejects them all..." :
Why is libertarianism wrong?
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"... Collectivism isnt about force. Collectivism is about cooperation choice constrained by social contract for the net benefit of society. Unrestrained choice has, time and time again, shown itself to be an inefficient way of life. Besides the actual-historical examples, which the Newsweek piece accepted, it can be mathematically and theoretically demonstrated.
About midway through the above-linked presentation is the proof: there exists a class of situations where increased choice yields worse outcomes. It carries over quite nicely to reality; the simple fact is that a whole society full of actors making unrestricted choices can be less efficient than one which has some measure of centralized regulation.
This is not force. It is true that the laws are underwritten and legitimized by the military/police power of the state, but these implements are a part of the social contract that allows a coherent society to maintain order against those who would disregard the rules in a selfish pursuit. A law is not a gun to your head it is a legal agreement among citizens. The more important piece of the logical puzzle is the very idea of representative government: the bills and votes of our Senators and Congressmen represent our own implied agreement to the social contracts at issue."
above from second link.
"Ideas rule the world and its events. A revolution is the passage of an idea from theory to practice. Whatever men say, material interests never have caused, and never will cause a revolution." Giuseppe Mazzini
