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struggle4progress

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5. ... he moved his family to Chile in 1996 ... In the United States, he had ... participated

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Mon Nov 11, 2019, 11:53 AM

Nov 2019

in the League of the South, a neo-Confederate hate group, and failed in his libertarian bid for a U.S. congressional seat in South Carolina. Days before the election, he was arrested on charges of domestic violence.

In Chile, however, he emerged as a prolific conservative commentator, hosting a talk radio show called “Red Hot Chile,” traveling to every major town around the country and remarrying a Chilean woman. He dubbed himself the “biggest neoliberal in the entire country.” (Chilean media outlets would later describe him as a white supremacist.) ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/11/john-cobin-chile-shooting-protesters-video/

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A Californian economist loves neoliberalism. When Chileans started protesting it, he opened fire on [View all] mucifer Nov 2019 OP

And now he'll get to discover what neoliberal prisons are like . . . hatrack Nov 2019 #1

I once worked with a Chilean (in Chile) who told me his brother was a political prisoner jpak Nov 2019 #10

k+r Blue_Tires Nov 2019 #2

What does California have to do with this story? Merlot Nov 2019 #3

Good question, but there's a paywall. Sounds like some really choice US nutballs have settled... Hekate Nov 2019 #9

The rest of the world doesn't have ... aggiesal Nov 2019 #4

... he moved his family to Chile in 1996 ... In the United States, he had ... participated struggle4progress Nov 2019 #5

In other words, he's an undesirable. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2019 #17

Libertarians plan to sit out the collapse of America in Chile struggle4progress Nov 2019 #6

Libertarians the ultimate in conspiracy nuts rpannier Nov 2019 #16

"Violent neoconfederate white supremacist loves neoliberalism" struggle4progress Nov 2019 #7

Here's his facebook page. He's getting flamed by Chileans... LOL tenderfoot Nov 2019 #8

Very tRUMPIAN reply by Pillsbury Dough Turd ChubbyStar Nov 2019 #14

Selfish coward mahina Nov 2019 #11

Doughy white, intellectually challenged, poorly breed Repuke dorks, are ALWAYS ChubbyStar Nov 2019 #12

His wife left him and he blames feminism. mahina Nov 2019 #13

You might be on to something ChubbyStar Nov 2019 #15

Ah, an armed nazi 'Chicago Boy'. Mc Mike Nov 2019 #18

US citizen arrested struggle4progress Nov 2019 #19

I think he has renounced his US Citizenship.. okojo Nov 2019 #21

The Weird Antics of John Cobin okojo Nov 2019 #20

Kick, rec. Thanks. N.t. Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #22