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The libertarian right propelled by the money of billionaires like Koch, Mercer and Thiel and the ideas of Ayn Rand, William Rees-Mogg and James Buchanan are not going to stop until they've crippled or destroyed the democracies they see as parasites. This war has only just begun.
Here's a good intro into market fundamentalism by @MrMarkEThomas. It's the view that a person's worth as a human being is determined entirely by their wealth and earning power, and that taxation, because it is not voluntary, is theft. 99-percent.org/what-is-the-ma…
The term 'Libertarian' suggests a concern with freedom. But as libertarians regard taxation as theft what it actually means is the liberation of the extremely rich from democracy. In short it requires the abolition of democracy, and the seizure of control by the oligarchs.
Libertarianism would be a cranky extreme capitalist ideology but for one thing, it is backed by the immense financial resources of a number of billionaires including the Koch brothers (now only one left) with their $100bn+ fortune. theguardian.com/us-news/2016/j…
Libertarianism is not some distant thing. Vote Leave chief Matthew Elliott and his wife Sarah Elliott are core organisers of the main British arm of the global libertarian network. Farage, Arron Banks, Wigmore and Tice form another branch closely liked to Trump, Mercer & Bannon.
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