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MoSattler | 2 years ago
The author themself appears to be unclear about the specific stance they are opposing. While it doesn't seem like they are strawmaning intentionally, they are arguing against positions that no reasonable person actually holds.
defrost|2 years ago
Very much the hallmark of many a Libertarian thinky tank. This one is brought to us courtesy of Pierre F. Goodrich: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Fund
They do raise interesting questions, then often proceed to stomp all over them with all or nothing extreme positions.
Harrison Bergeron is a satirical dystopian science-fiction short story much loved by teenagers, not a starkly realistic portrayal of the inevitable outcome of social policy.