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patrice

(47,992 posts)
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 11:22 PM Apr 2013

Ron Paul, "Death is a tribute to our liberty." Chomsky laughs at & then DESTROYS Libertarians.

In this video clip, Noam Chomsky describes Libertarian "savagery" and their "... extreme advocate of total tyranny, power given into the hands of private UNACCOUNTABLE tyrannies, even worse than state tyrannies, because even (in state tyrannies) the public still has somekind of role."

Ron Paul, "Death is a tribute to our liberty." Chomsky laughs at & then DESTROYS Libertarians. (Original Post) patrice Apr 2013 OP
Or as he is often quoted: freshwest Apr 2013 #1
Thank you for that cpwm17 Apr 2013 #2
K & R nt mother earth Apr 2013 #3

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
1. Or as he is often quoted:
Fri Apr 12, 2013, 12:44 AM
Apr 2013
The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations. ~ Noam Chomsky

Thanks for posting, patrice.


 

cpwm17

(3,829 posts)
2. Thank you for that
Fri Apr 12, 2013, 07:08 AM
Apr 2013

Libertarianism is a freedom destroying philosophy. Life would suck living under such a system, IF it could ever get off the ground (it can't).

Chomsky said it well.

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