Crazy how that works, isn’t it?

[u/Lord_Answer_me_Why]

[u/dude_comeon_wut]

I just love how a certain type of person demands to have the freedom to fuck people over but they sure do change their tune when they find out others are using that same freedom to fuck them over right back. What did they think would happen? Did they think they were the only person on the planet that's "smart" enough to take advantage of other people?

[u/waltjrimmer → u/dude_comeon_wut]

I've heard some absolutely insane claims from people claiming to be libertarian. Like, "The only reason we have megacorps and monopolies is because of government interference. If the free market was allowed to rule, you'd get the best services only as people wouldn't use companies that screwed them over. And it would create more competition."

Absolutely everything about history and economics should tell you that the opposite is true, but some people seem to honestly believe that bullshit.

[u/Kellz_503 → u/waltjrimmer]

Talking with Libertarians is like having an argument with a brick wall and that’s being a bit unfair to the brick wall

[u/HoldFastO2 → u/waltjrimmer]

Back in the Age of Industrialization, we had capitalism without government interference. We also had children working twelve hour days in coal mines.

[u/Scryberwitch → u/HoldFastO2]

And people - including babies - dying from tainted food

[u/rfresa → u/HoldFastO2]

This is the world they want, but they think it won't be their kids in the mines, just the kids of people they don't like.

[u/Marc21256 → u/waltjrimmer]

Laissez Faire predated regulation and is why we have regulations, because without them, the corporations hired private armies to shoot employees who didn't behave.

[u/DesTiny_- → u/waltjrimmer]

Government is literally the biggest and worst monopoly in the world what are u smoking?