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In reply to the discussion: Rise of the 'Unholy Alliance' of Libertarians and Leftists [View all]PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)14. What is worse?
Common ground with a right wing libertarian or common ground with authoritarian fascist war mongers? At least there are some things that right wing libertarian has correct. The fascists (which I see have support in this thread already) are wrong about damn near everything.
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our small family business is a corporation as most small family businesses.
KittyWampus
Aug 2014
#13
Yea I should have made it more clear since some tend to strive to take shit how they want to.
L0oniX
Aug 2014
#42
"Democrats who approve of torture, panopticon-levels of warrantless surveillance, rendition...
woo me with science
Aug 2014
#18
How would opposing corporate bailouts NOT be liberal or Progressive? nt
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2014
#53
As bad as libertarians are, a true libertarian would not support the corporate oligarchy
AZ Progressive
Aug 2014
#3
K&R The oligarchs and fascists succeed by keeping the people divided.
woo me with science
Aug 2014
#8
Some have been trying for a while to forge that "unholy alliance" right here on DU
Number23
Aug 2014
#44
Well, the 'idological' chain-cutters were on-sale last month. Too bad you missed-out.
appal_jack
Aug 2014
#50
I agree that corporate power is the gigantic blindspot of most libertarians.
appal_jack
Aug 2014
#58
I get it. But agreeing on some issues doesn't mean needing to swallow the whole agenda.
woo me with science
Aug 2014
#15
The interesting thing here is that the ones crying the loudest are ideologically locked on
TheKentuckian
Aug 2014
#23
Well Trotsky said you should be prepared to make a United Front..........
socialist_n_TN
Aug 2014
#26
I'm not a "Trotskyite" either since that's what Stalinists called us.....
socialist_n_TN
Aug 2014
#41
Once again, I don't CARE what they mean by a particular type of "opposition".......
socialist_n_TN
Aug 2014
#64
"I also dislike the extreme radical Left". Me, too, even though I used to be.....
AverageJoe90
Aug 2014
#56
Most of those now claiming to be Libertarians are embarassed former Republicans.
JoePhilly
Aug 2014
#47
Unfortunately, it seems we've been making a fair number of mistakes lately.
AverageJoe90
Aug 2014
#54