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| − | {{DES | des = Political libertarianism is the libertarianism that we are exposed to through the media | + | {{DES | des = Political libertarianism is the most important libertarianism: a mass market, public relations, astroturf libertarianism that we are continually exposed to through the media.. It has been a [[Plutocracy|plutocratically]]-funded effort since the 1930's and has been wildly successful in concentrating wealth since the 1980s. It is about redistributing society's wealth to the rich and calling that just and moral.}} |
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| − | Political libertarianism is the libertarianism that we are exposed to through the media | + | Political libertarianism is the mass market, public relations, astroturf libertarianism that we are continually exposed to through the media. |
Political libertarianism, like the media, is part of the [[Class War|class war]] controlled top-down by [[plutocracy|plutocrats]] and operated for the benefit of plutocrats. It is not about "[[liberty]]" or "[[freedom]]": it is about ownership. The plutocrats want to convince the populace that: | Political libertarianism, like the media, is part of the [[Class War|class war]] controlled top-down by [[plutocracy|plutocrats]] and operated for the benefit of plutocrats. It is not about "[[liberty]]" or "[[freedom]]": it is about ownership. The plutocrats want to convince the populace that: | ||
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The plutocrats objective is political change to get more wealth and prevent losing any wealth to taxation or other liabilities. | The plutocrats objective is political change to get more wealth and prevent losing any wealth to taxation or other liabilities. | ||
| − | Political libertarianism is dominated by [[Public Relations|public relations]] programs that have been around since at least the 1930's, reacting to [[Progressivism]]. The [[Mount Pelerin Society]] in the 1950's catalyzed a great expansion of these programs. The [[Charles and David Koch|Koch brothers]] have largely organized or controlled the libertarian public relations programs, and they scored their first big successes in the 1980's under Reagan. Without the hundreds of millions of dollars pumped into public relations programs, right-wing political libertarianism would be just another fringe political belief as small as left-libertarianism. | + | Political libertarianism is dominated by [[Public Relations|public relations]] programs that have been around since at least the 1930's, reacting to [[Progressivism]]. The [[Mount Pelerin Society]] in the 1950's catalyzed a great expansion of these programs. The [[Charles and David Koch|Koch brothers]] have largely organized or controlled the libertarian public relations programs, and they scored their first big successes in the 1980's under Reagan. Without the hundreds of millions of dollars pumped into public relations programs, right-wing political libertarianism would be just another fringe political belief as small as left-libertarianism. See: [[History of Libertarianism]]. |
This is also called [[Vulgar Libertarianism|vulgar libertarianism]] by [[Kevin Carson]]. The message really is: “Them pore ole bosses need all the help they can get.” | This is also called [[Vulgar Libertarianism|vulgar libertarianism]] by [[Kevin Carson]]. The message really is: “Them pore ole bosses need all the help they can get.” | ||
Political libertarianism maintains a continual drumbeat of propaganda: attempting to inject [[Libertarian Propaganda Terms|libertarian ideas and terminology]] into almost every public issue while filtering out opposition, because repetition is the heart of propaganda. A more complete description of this methodology is found in [[Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media]]. Political libertarianism is not the only plutocratic tool: much conservatism is similarly exploited, for example by the [[Heritage Foundation]] and most recently by the [[Tea Party]]. | Political libertarianism maintains a continual drumbeat of propaganda: attempting to inject [[Libertarian Propaganda Terms|libertarian ideas and terminology]] into almost every public issue while filtering out opposition, because repetition is the heart of propaganda. A more complete description of this methodology is found in [[Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media]]. Political libertarianism is not the only plutocratic tool: much conservatism is similarly exploited, for example by the [[Heritage Foundation]] and most recently by the [[Tea Party]]. | ||
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