Circular Reasoning, Statist Edition Series: Example 1

I originally posted the following artwork and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

"People are bad, so we need a government made up of..." (Artwork originally located here, upon the Facebook page, "We the Individuals")

“People are bad, so we need a government made up of…”
(Artwork originally located here, upon the Facebook page, “We the Individuals“)

My CommentaryCircular reasoning: “People are bad, so we need a government made up of people are bad, so we need a government made up of people are bad, so we need a government made up of…” *head spins*

Schrödinger’s Immigrant

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Students For Liberty,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

“Schrödinger’s Immigrant: Immigrant who lazes around on benefits whilst simultaneously stealing your job!”

“Schrödinger’s Immigrant: Immigrant who lazes around on benefits whilst simultaneously stealing your job!”

My Commentary: This is also known as “doublethink.”

You’re welcome!

The Main Logical Fallacy Behind Socialism

The following correspondence originally took place here, upon the Facebook page, “Young Americans for Liberty

(replies from all third parties have been omitted for clarity)

Young Americans for Liberty:

“Every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all.” – Frederic Bastiat

RaynA non-sequitur logical fallacy, to be sure.

Handing the State Control of Society to Combat Criminals is Unreasonable

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following status update here, being shared by the page, “Being an Actual Anarchist,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

Being an Actual Anarchist: Statist: Voluntaryism is a Utopian idea because bad people are always going to take control.

Me: So instead you just give them the control.

-Valkyrie

My Commentary: Seems legit…

Statist Utopia

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “The Dollar Vigilante,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"Remember when everything sucked, and then the government solved all our problems? Me neither."

“Remember when everything sucked, and then the government solved all our problems? Me neither.”

My Commentary: Unicorns, rainbows, and birds… Oh, my! 😉