The Koch Agenda
Background

Understanding the full implications of the Koch Libertarians and the ultimate goal to end Democracy.
Is the key to ending this Extreme Right Wing assault on our citizens
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Almost all of the current Republican policies stem from the teachings of John Calhoun a Slaver and Fierce advocate for the protections of the Self Titled Aristocracy of the South
Democracy for all was abhorrent to them
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In the 50’s these Southern Elitists felt their economic gains threatened by the civil rights movement
How would they get cheap labor?
They sold the public on “Protecting our Southern Way of Life”.
Although only the top 1% benefited
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The last thing these Elitists needed was an educated poor on their hands.
Racism and White Superiority fears were part of their attack, but in truth all these elitists cared about was protecting their own personal economic fortunes
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Reeling from defeat, the Virginia elite change strategy to teach a new crop of Republicans at University of Virginia
Enter James Buchanan the future architect, of the Koch Libertarian action plan to end Democracy
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Buchanan loved philosophies of the Agrarians and their romanticized leanings to Slavery
Although like most Agrarians he had never planted or plowed a field himself, the idea of convict/cheap labor appealed to his economic viewpoints
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Ironically Buchanan's earliest works came from twisting the words of Intellectual left leaning economists.
A tactic the Koch/Republican party has refined and still employs today as the main focus of propaganda
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A generation of Black and poor Virginians suffered because Buchanan’s economic policies were so harsh, yet He still argued for no state funding at all
His defense of the 1% meant Total War against all working/middle class citizens
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Fringe Independent States Theory was born out of Buchanan/Tullock philosophies of the Southern Elites
Appalled at the repeal of Poll Taxes they never gave up on voter suppression laws
A philosophy of the Koch/Republican party today
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Finding his ideas unwelcome at UV after Goldwaters defeat, Buchanan goes to UCLA where he influenced Reagan's horrible policies on defunding education, as a means to vanquish liberal ideas and suppress Liberalism.
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Special Thanks to @NancyMacLean5
Democracy in Chains
and @ExposingALEC @AceBearstrom @NReveillee @bambooshooti for backgound info and supporting posts
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The Koch Agenda
Background II
James Buchanan's next step after finding his views highly unpopular with the public, was to create the action plan to dismantle Democracy through deceit and lies for the Koch Brothers
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Buchanan’s plans for destroying Democracies and promoting Autocracy where now being taught and promoted at Elitist Southern schools to preserve the Aristocracy
Later he would test those plans in Chile Dismantling Chile’s constitution
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Koch found in Buchanan the action plan he needed to dismantle Democracy
Together they helped turn GMU into the cabal it is today
A University where Intelligence, Science, Facts and Truth go to die.
Koch's flagship of disinformation
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The Koch's legacy is built on hatred of government, Racism and Authoritarianism over Democracy
Koch’s father founded the John Birch Society, though they claim the JBS was too “whacky” for them, their genus is Southern Calhounism
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After several failures, Koch realized if the majority ever truly understood the full implications of his vision of society and were let in on what was in store for them they wouldn't support it. Indeed, they would actively oppose it.
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Koch used Buchanan’s ideas to devise a roadmap that could be carried out below the radar.
The plan is to act on so many separate fronts at once that outsiders would not realize the revolution until it was too late to undo it.
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Buchanan supplied Koch, with what no one else had: an operational strategy to end Democratic government and prevent it from being recreated. It was Buchanan who taught Koch that for capitalism to thrive, democracy must be destroyed.
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Operatives funded by Koch networks operate through 100s of organizations creating the impression that they are unconnected when they are really working together
The states are forced to share materials as a condition of their grants
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Laws to destroy unions without stating the true purpose, suppressing votes of those who support active government, using privatization for power and, to lock it all in, Buchanan’s ultimate recommendation:
Constitutional Revolution
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There are hundreds of examples in history which have taught us Authoritarianism does not work.
Hitlers Germany came about despite the Majority who were opposed to Hitlers fascism,
Instead it was because the Majority Failed to Act
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This assault on Democracy is all connected listen to @DavidPepper
It is not Citizens United in a vacuum or ALEC or the culture wars. It is all connected and the next battle is in the State Legislatures
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