Tag: Libertarianism

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How Libertarianism is a Poison that’s Crept into America (Part 1)

Now that Robert Kennedy Jr. says, “I’ve always been aligned with libertarians on most issues” let’s look at how libertarianism would work out in America, and where it came from in the first place…

How Libertarianism is a Poison that’s Crept into America (Part 1)

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Their principal argument was that if everybody acted separately and independently, in all cases with maximum selfishness, such behavior would actually benefit society. There would be no government needed beyond an army and a police force, and a court system to defend the rights of property owners. It was a bizarre twisting of Adam Smith’s reference to the “invisible hand” that regulated trade among nations.

Libertarianism: Why Do Republicans Embrace Cruelty like Tearing Moms from their Kids? (Part 2)
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The Real Threat to Working People is Not COVID-19 | The Smirking Chimp

As dreadful as the numbers are with COVID-19 blazing through the unvaccinated, the underlying ideology that drives our economic model is the real existential threat to the lives of working Americans. That ideology is “Libertarianism.” Its proponents assert there are several variations on their spectrum. However, there are basic principles on which libertarians agree.

Source: The Real Threat to Working People is Not COVID-19 | The Smirking Chimp

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Jacobin

09.22 Dominic Kelly

Libertarianism is marginal in Australian politics. But the governing coalition’s failings and the rise in support for right-wing anti-lockdown protests have given the dangerous Liberal Democratic Party an opportunity to make gains.

Source: Jacobin