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freshwest

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1. He decribes the end result of the Teabagger libertarianism. Corporatism.

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Mon Jun 25, 2012, 07:05 PM

Jun 2012

For those who are interested in an article about what he calles negative libertarianism, the opposite of a positive type, you may want to read this by George Monbiot:

How Freedom Became Tyranny
December 19, 2011

Rightwing libertarians have turned “freedom” into an excuse for greed and exploitation.

http://www.monbiot.com/2011/12/19/how-freedom-became-tyranny/

Once there you can search the site to read other thought-provoking articles by Monbiot.

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He decribes the end result of the Teabagger libertarianism. Corporatism. freshwest Jun 2012 #1