Difference between revisions of "Introduction To Libertarianism"
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Libertarian philosophy is mostly corrupt: much of it is funded by plutocrats to provide ideas and materials for their public relations campaigns. Hayek, for example, never held an academic position that wasn't funded by plutocrats. Milton Friedman and Robert Nozick might seem exceptions to this funding generalization, until you consider what class Harvard and the University Of Chicago serve (both are private universities relying on wealthy funders.). | Libertarian philosophy is mostly corrupt: much of it is funded by plutocrats to provide ideas and materials for their public relations campaigns. Hayek, for example, never held an academic position that wasn't funded by plutocrats. Milton Friedman and Robert Nozick might seem exceptions to this funding generalization, until you consider what class Harvard and the University Of Chicago serve (both are private universities relying on wealthy funders.). | ||
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| + | Libertarian philosophy, even when not corrupt, has also in large part been subverted by two generations of promotion of [[Libertarian Propaganda Terms|libertarian propaganda terms]]. Hayek described this totalitarian practice as [[The_Road_to_Serfdom/Perversion_Of_Language|the complete perversion of language]], and most libertarian philosophy is the victim of political libertarian subversion of English terms such as [[freedom]], [[liberty]], [[Free Market|free market]], [[Classical Liberal|classical liberal]] and many others. | ||
Common [[Failures Of Libertarian Philosophy|failures of libertarian philosophy]] include: | Common [[Failures Of Libertarian Philosophy|failures of libertarian philosophy]] include: | ||
