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The Nail in the Coffin of "The Right"
It is common for many libertarians, especially those in America, to assume that they have a natural alliance with "the right". This is based on certain assumptions, such as the notion that contemporary libertarianism grew out of the old American...
Posted 25 April 2008 04:54 PM by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)
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Capitalism and Socialism: Strategic Dead Ends
Where have all the anarcho-anarchists gone? In his classic essay "Left and Right: The Prospects for Liberty", Murray Rothbard describes socialism as a "middle of the road doctrine" in that it supports political or conservative means...
Posted 16 January 2008 02:59 AM by Brainpolice | 2 comment(s)
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I hate conservatism
In the most classical definition of the word, conservatism has always stood for a defense of the status quo. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the so-called "liberal" parties were more or less interested in revolutionary change into the future...
Posted 10 January 2008 01:29 AM by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)
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"Vulgar" Libertarianism and Voluntary Socialism
From what I've been able to gather, "vulgar" libertarianism is a label applied to the tendency of some libertarians, particularly with right-wing sympathies, to defend currently existing property arrangements and corporations as if they...
Posted 29 December 2007 02:37 AM by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)
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