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Originally Posted by Zhukov
Libertarians don't accept the class nature of development, hence "They move away from an economic base and end up with "individualism".
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The author wasn't debating how libertarianism is ideologically similar to communism. A lot of what he's talking about is perception and viability-- Both have become sort of the fringe skeleton in each wing's closet (communism being so for the Left for quite some years now). I think his motive has to do with the seemingly recent, "sexy" appeal to call yourself a "libertarian" on the Right and wrap yourself in the Constitution. I believe it was this authors intent to expose those people, expose their flaws, thus likening them to the status of Communists here in America (i.e. undesirable....sorry).
Yes that's a good explanation. 'Perception' that's fair enough, his perception of course. Which was what I was disagreeing to. Communists may can be compared to Libertarians in this way inside the US, but not worldwide.
No, I didn't think he was comparing ideolgy, I did read the article.
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I don't think he said that.
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They were just examples of a simplified view. on the left we have commies and the commies on the right are libertarians. Marxism being the kind of philosiphy it is cannot be the 'left' of something like libertarianism. Like saying the opposite of an apple is an orange. It's just a silly way for the author to discredit Libertarianism by mentioing it next to marxism, which is obviously hated by his right-wing audience.
El blanco, "the individual serving the group" is just a bad cliche. If you dissagree with my breaking down of Libertarianism, that's ok. I'll wait till one brings up the issue with me.