I hate dogmatic libertarians as much as the next guy, but this comic seems to imply that libertarians are dumb because they fail to realize that the state is practically omniscient compared to the individual, just as the housepets fail to realize that humans are omniscient compared to them, and so fail to appreciate everything that the humans do for their benefit. But this view of the state is precisely one of the points contested by libertarians. Thus, the argument-by-analogy that the comic presents merely assumes its conclusion, petitio principii; it begs the question.
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I hate dogmatic libertarians as much as the next guy, but this comic seems to imply that libertarians are dumb because they fail to realize that the state is practically omniscient compared to the individual, just as the housepets fail to realize that humans are omniscient compared to them, and so fail to appreciate everything that the humans do for their benefit. But this view of the state is precisely one of the points contested by libertarians. Thus, the argument-by-analogy that the comic presents merely assumes its conclusion, petitio principii; it begs the question.
