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In reply to the discussion: Libertarians and Communists: Two Sides of the Same Douchenozzle [View all]LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)58. Interestingly I was just on a thread about the dangers of all forms of religious fundamentalism...
which really means the distortion of religions in the cause of authoritarianism and harshness; and the same applies to economic ideologies distorted in the cause of authoritarianism and harshness.
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Libertarians and Communists: Two Sides of the Same Douchenozzle [View all]
True Blue Door
Aug 2014
OP
So your solution is they should retire in poverty to make a political statement. (nt)
jeff47
Aug 2014
#35
Thanks for cutting through the rhetoric to get to the results. Bravo. May I share this?
freshwest
Aug 2014
#7
Libertarianism has as much to do with Communism as this post does with political reality.
rug
Aug 2014
#14
By your words, "the Perfect System and its acolytes" you've established you're simply
rug
Aug 2014
#50
Then by that logic, capitalism is what capitalists do and nothing more......
socialist_n_TN
Aug 2014
#38
I have to agree, the OP needs to read more real history and less propaganda brochures. nt.
Rex
Aug 2014
#59
Is this your original writing, because it is awesome. Expletives at end paragraph notwithstanding
Fred Sanders
Aug 2014
#20
The corruption of large-C Communism had nothing to do with utopianism or radicalism.
Ken Burch
Aug 2014
#43
Rec-ing for one of the best discussions/conversations I have read here in quite some time.
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#57
Interestingly I was just on a thread about the dangers of all forms of religious fundamentalism...
LeftishBrit
Aug 2014
#58