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If EVERYBODY is irrational, then how can we expect them to make rational decisions all or even most of the time? Libertarianism assumes a rational citizenry – an assumption that is demonstrably wrong. The libertarian could argue that rationalism is a matter of degree, and that most people are rational enough to get by. That argument is viable in societies with low populations, low population densities, and low technology. But as we get more and more people, the number of irrational people increases, posing an ever-larger threat to society. As population densities rise, the number of interactions between people increases, thereby increasing the amount of damage one irrational person can inflict upon society. And as technology gains power, the ability of one irrational person to do injury to others increases. Witness the damage that one crazy person with firearms can do to groups of people. Witness the damage that 12 crazy hijackers inflicted upon the World Trade Center. Whatever sense libertarianism once made, it makes less and less sense each day.
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    Mass murders are incredibly easy to commit. The reality is that killing five, six, or thirty people isn’t that difficult...
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    too irrational to run their own lives, how can they be trusted to run the lives of others?
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