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In reply to the discussion: Libertarians think Fiction is Reality. [View all]hunter
(40,827 posts)Too many Libertarians have simply traded faith in an invisible god or gods for faith in the "invisible Hand of the Market," or worse, they believe these are one and the same, for example "Prosperity Christians" and some Eastern religions.
Humanitarianism works with or without a religious foundation. A humane government will always have many socialist features and will strongly regulate potentially dangerous activities that might harm others.
Authoritarianism and Libertarianism are opposite sides of the same nasty coin, neither side recognizing the basically altruistic, generous, and social nature of ordinary human beings.
An average human being wishes their neighbors well and refrains from activities that might harm their neighbors. The Authoritarian or "free" marketeer have other agendas: seeking political power by force, usury, unjust profits, tax avoidance, financial manipulations, theft of the commons, corruption, etc.