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The extent of libertarianism today is largely the result of decades-long public relations campaigns that have been working on insinuating libertarian ideas throughout our society.  The time, the ambition and the resources applied over the past 60 years are extraordinary.  Generations of propagandists, scholars, lobbyists, think-tanks, astroturf organizations and political parties have been financed by large corporations and billionaires.   
 
The extent of libertarianism today is largely the result of decades-long public relations campaigns that have been working on insinuating libertarian ideas throughout our society.  The time, the ambition and the resources applied over the past 60 years are extraordinary.  Generations of propagandists, scholars, lobbyists, think-tanks, astroturf organizations and political parties have been financed by large corporations and billionaires.   
  
They have attempted (quite successfully) to subvert the language, to pack propaganda into textbooks and academic publications, to subvert science (smoking, pollution and global warming) with enormous [[Denialism|denialist]] campaigns, to create intellectual shock troops to disperse their propaganda, to stack the legal system with specially trained judges, to direct politicians with think-tank plans and offers of revolving-door employment, and a host of other activities.
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They have attempted (quite successfully) to subvert the language, to pack propaganda into textbooks and academic publications, to subvert science (smoking, pollution and global warming) with enormous [[Denialism|denialist]] campaigns, to create intellectual shock troops to disperse their propaganda, [[Federalist Society|to stack the legal system with specially trained judges]], [[ALEC|to direct politicians with think-tank plans]] and offers of revolving-door employment, and [[Kochtopus|a host of other activities]].
  
 
This coordinated effort channels the numerous variants of libertarianism to serve the political face of libertarianism, the [[Koch]]-controlled maze of fronts and organizations (the "[[Kochtopus]]".)
 
This coordinated effort channels the numerous variants of libertarianism to serve the political face of libertarianism, the [[Koch]]-controlled maze of fronts and organizations (the "[[Kochtopus]]".)

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