[ExI] Usages of the term libertarianism

[BillK]

On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 7:13 AM, Kelly Anderson  wrote:
> Gee, I spend a good portion of my life with the government examining
> my every move. It feels like socialism to me. If not economically,
> then in the social engineering aspect, it is way too social for me.
>
> Yes, I understand that Europe is even worse. Singapore is economically
> more free, but not socially.
>
> I haven't lived in Europe, and from the sounds of it, I would not
> enjoy it one bit.
>
>


The US might feel like socialism to you but it is actually Corporate Fascism.
<http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7260.htm>
Quote:

"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.

While we Americans have been trained to keenly identify the opposite
of fascism, i.e., government intrusion into and usurpation of private
enterprise, we have not been trained to identify the usurpation of
government by private enterprise. Our European cousins, on the other
hand, having lived with Fascism in several European countries during
the last century, know it when they see it, and looking over here,
they are ringing the alarm bells. We need to learn how to recognize
Fascism now.
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And, by the way, Greece is actually a very nice place to live,
provided you are not poor.
(But that applies to most countries).

BillK