Re: Ethno-Nationalism, or Racism, or Whatever???

From: george knysh
Message: 58792
Date: 2008-05-23

--- Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:

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> --- david_russell_watson <liberty@...>
> wrote:
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> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister
> > <gabaroo6958@...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Libertarianism is a far right ideology
> >
> > No, it most certainly is not. You're no less
> > mistaken
> > placing it on the right than Marius is placing it
> on
> >
> > the left.
> >
> > You're not only mistaken about where
> libertarianism
> > is
> > on the political scale, but also in regard to the
> > rest
> > of the description you gave of it.
> >
> > I'm afraid that you could only be a leftist
> > ideologue
> > yourself to so shamelessly present such a
> > distortion,
> > but maybe you're just someone thoroughly deceived
> by
> >
> > their propaganda. El Salvador's in no way
> > imaginable
> > a libertarian country.
> >
> > You and Noam Chomsky both might be better off
> > sticking
> > to linguistics. :^)
> >
> > David
> >
> Any ideology that puts property above human beings
> is
> right-wing.

****GK: Like the "real Communism" of the 20th c.****

And any ideology that abrogates
> investment
> in the well-being of the people while preserving
> social inequity at all costs is far right-wing.

****GK: Like practically all varieties of "Communism".
"Right" and "Left" have become pretty meaningless
categories.****

You
> need to come down and live in El Salvador for a year
> or two --not in the mansions of the rich, but in the
> slum where I live, so you can see libertarianism in
> action. In a week or two, you will become a
> card-carrying bolshevik singing the Internationale.

****GK: Not if you read "Animal Farm" (in Spanish: is
it available?)****
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