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Ok, so why would they give one a platform? Do you really think they want those ideals out there because they want people to hear those ideals? Vivek played the same exact role. 'They' lost many to libertarianism is recent years. 'They' are using puppets with hope & change rhetoric with a libertarian twist to bring em back. If he was legit, he wouldn't have even been 'elected'.

StackSats.IO 2y ago

He’s the President of Argentina, not your neighbourhood Libertarian - his position carries weight. I imagine they thought they could do deals with him over there which is entirely possible is happening in the background.

If “they” lost so many to libertarianism, how does platforming someone who talks about Rothbard and Hayek bring those people back into the fold? That is twisted logic. Wouldn’t it rather expose more people to those ideas who would potentially then align to libertarianism?

Not every vote in the world is rigged. If the “wrong person” wins they usually neuter them through other means.

I’d be more concerned that Milei is totally ineffective at reversing course and then libertarianism is dismissed as having not worked than writing him off as a plant.

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Joel Walbert 2y ago

To make people to regain trust in the system. That is the theme of Davos this year. Rebuilding Trust. Wy would they platform someone whose ideals Klaus explicitly singled out as a threat to the system unless he was playing a role? You really think they would give voice to a threat?

StackSats.IO 2y ago

Lol, no-one who has been pushed down a rabbit hole to read Rothbard and Hayek is going to suddenly wake up and believe in the system again, that’s a one-way street.

I believe these people are not remotely impressive and are so far up their own arses, so disconnected from reality, that they believe they can control everything.

They can label libertarianism as a threat but they don’t understand how or why it is a threat, only that it is. For this reason they can’t see how they’re undermining themselves, because they’re not actually that smart.

You’re acting like these people are flawless and get everything right all the time when the reality is they’re wizards behind a curtain relying on their complex contraption to keep people occupied and distracted - the libertarians already know what’s behind the curtain, getting more of them means more people know.

Joel Walbert 2y ago

It happens all the time. Just because someone reads a book and even agrees with that book doesnt make one a libertarian. That libertarians and anarchists are even praising some politicians for nothing more than words, speaks volumes.

StackSats.IO 2y ago

Not praising anyone mate. Actions speak louder than words and I already said Milei being ineffective would be the worst result.

At least one can have hope for the actions of a libertarian - when you get a red or blue totalitarian elected you know EXACTLY what you’re gonna get and it won’t be good for anyone.

Joel Walbert 2y ago

Never said you were praising anyone. And I think you are missing a big part of my point which I suppose I didnt make clear. Milei is NOT a libertarian. He plays one on TV. A libertarian doesnt run for president. And one who is a proponent on austro-economics does not plan to go from one debased fiat to a foreign debased fist. Everything about that is wrong on so many levels. It would give the dollar a much needed boost though.

Joel Walbert 2y ago

Does that sound like a guy who would give a libertarian a global platform? Its a counterintelligence op. They do it to all movements they deem a threat. They did it the the Black Panthers and other black liberation movements. They did it to the so-called militia movement of the 90s. They infiltrate and lead the opposition. Its tried and tested by tyrants throughout the history of humanity. Like the beltway libertarian infiltration in the US that ruins the libertarian argument, this is infiltration of a wider movement for a larger audience. If nothing else, history proves my premise

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