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From: bob@pedsgd.UUCP (Bob Weiler)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: Re: What is "capitalism"? (Explorations of "self-interest")
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Date: Thu, 20-Jun-85 11:04:33 EDT
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>Perhaps I can only suspect what's best for me.  But who can consistently
>know better, and how?
>
>							Mike Sykora

I find it interesting to note that the libertarian ideal that the
individual knows better than anyone else what is good for him apparently
pertains to economics and health, but not to politics. I would like
to point out that :

1) Each citizen knows what is in his best interest.
2) In the US, citizens legally have the right to vote for almost anyone,
	including Libertarians, and the overwhelming majority choose
	NOT to do so.
3) Therefore, Libertarianism is not in each citizens best interest.

On a lighter note, I recall a saying " Democracy is based on the
notion that 1000 people are smarter than any 1" ( or something
like this. Does anyone know where this comes from? ). It seems
to me that Liberterians believe that every individual is smarter
than any group of 1000. I find this just as dubious.