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Related: About this forumSam Seder: A History Lesson for Libertarians
Heroic FDA regulator Frances Oldham Kelsey passes away and Sam honors her legacy with a epic Libertarian takedown...
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Sam Seder: A History Lesson for Libertarians (Original Post)
WhoIsNumberNone
Aug 2015
OP
I regularly say that ignorance of histoy is required of libertarians.
Fortinbras Armstrong
Aug 2015
#2
K & R. The Market will Correct itself Libertarians are full of ___ & dangerous. Look at history
appalachiablue
Aug 2015
#6
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)1. Kicked and recommended to the Max!
Fortinbras Armstrong
(4,473 posts)2. I regularly say that ignorance of histoy is required of libertarians.
Something else that is required is the belief that corporations and people will act selfishly and selflessly, simultaneously. Do they seriously believe that if you take constraints off corporations, that the corporations will not immediately take advantage of this?
markpkessinger
(8,396 posts)3. Please, somebody teach Sam Seder . . .
. . . how to say "Thalidomide!" (θə - 'lɪ - do - maɪd, not 'θæl - do - maɪd).
tclambert
(11,086 posts)4. That was driving me crazy, too.
He did say it correctly once at the end and apologized for his faulty pronunciation earlier.
Quixote1818
(28,936 posts)5. Here is another video on this
appalachiablue
(41,132 posts)6. K & R. The Market will Correct itself Libertarians are full of ___ & dangerous. Look at history
and use your brain not just your lust for money and greedocracy. Ayn Rand and the other monsters of libertarian free market voodoo like Milton Friedman and their followers need to be expunged, forever.