[ALawPoker]

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So this is basically your post:
1.) Let's assume libertarianism is right.
2.) Therefore, everyone who doesn't believe in libertarianism is wrong.
3.) Let's discuss why so many people are wrong.

I could just as easily start a thread like this: "Let's assume that the Flying Spaghetti Monster exists. I've noticed that a lot of people don't believe in Flying Speghetti Monster. Let's discuss why these people are so delusional. Now, I won't accept arguments like 'Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn't exist'. Let's just assume it, and thus assume that everyone who doesn't believe is crazy, and discuss why people are so crazy."

The reason most people do not believe in libertarianism is that they disagree with you premise.

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What is it with you people?

Yes, you could make a post like that. But no one believes in the flying spaghetti monster so it's doubtful it requires a bias to reject. I maintain that many people could benefit from libertarianism who don't see that.

I hear people talk all the time about "freedom" and "capitalism" and this and that... but then they conclude that a 27% income tax is what they stand for instead of 0%. It's like... huh? Have you spent the last decade conducting rigorous economic analysis to arrive at this conclusion? Or do you just like hearing yourself talk? They'll defend cigarettes or even marijuana on strictly libertarian grounds, but then they'll forget that and think when it comes to something like acid their hands on solution is better. They'll seem to hold libertarian ideals but will find ways to shun them.

Those are the people I have in mind here. I'm not talking about people that will never embrace libertarianism anyways.

Yes, you could make the same claim for socialism. There are probably biases that people have for whatever reasons that make it hard for them to appreciate the concept. Feel free to make a thread exploring that issue. If I choose to respond, I'll lend you the courtesy of staying on topic and not making it personal because I fail to take 3 seconds to understand the point of your thread.