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gothiclg OP t1_j21x7pa wrote

Reply to comment by Thelomen_Toblakai in Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand by gothiclg

I honestly couldn’t even begin to figure out why this would be some kind of libertarian standout. I also think our government could be doing less but damn not like that

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Muninwing t1_j23nsu4 wrote

Libertarianism is just Classical Liberalism plus conspiracy theories. Objectivism is just using Classical Liberalism to justify antisocial tendencies. So they pair nicely.

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GraniteGeekNH t1_j24i76t wrote

Objectivisim and Libertarianism is just "everybody who isn't similar to me is bad so I'm justified in doing bad things to them" with pseudo-science trappings.

Hence the comparisons to fascism, despite different approaches to centralized authority.

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