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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Libertarians would leave the aid and rescue efforts to charities.
If an individual isn't strong enough to help themselves, they should just try harder.
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Right. But charities aren't enough are they. They are not equipped to do the heavy lifting. And New Orleans would NEVER recover. Without the help of the Federal government, New Orleans would be gone forever.
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Originally Posted by samcol
Libertarians are not anarchists. They simply believe citizens can do a better job than the government, which I believe was demonstrated here.
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How was it demonstrated here? You mean the looting, sniping, raping, and general mayhem? How could the citizens have provided law & order across the city? How could the citizens have brought in food and water for tens of thousands of people? How could the citizens repair the levees?
This is a prime example of why Libertarianism is an obsolete political philosophy.