[lbo-talk] The Right's Left Turn

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Oct 6 10:40:04 PDT 2005


Max B. Sawicky wrote:


>I wouldn't trust FrontPage on anything. They are congenital liars and have
>an interest in highlighting the nutty aspects of some libertarians.

Who brought them up? Did I miss something?


>The common ground between libts and the left is significant, as long as the
>US Gov pursues Empire and resorts to repression at home in support of its
>imperial machinations. There is also the traditional agreement on civil
>liberties and personal freedom, including - for some libertarians --
>reproductive rights. I suspect the libt's anti-war arguments work a lot
>better on the average person than the left's turgid discourse on
>imperialism.

Yup, and we could do worse than to steal their line that imperialism abroad means the end of democracy at home. It has appeal, and it's true.

Doug



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