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| Source:Austin Peterson- debating Connor Kilpatrick on socialism and libertarianism. |
"Libertarian Austin Petersen and Socialist Connor Kilpatrick of Jacobin Magazine debate
Austin Petersen, libertarian video producer, free market activist and entrepreneur takes on Connor Fitzpatrick over whether libertarians are just "Puppets of the corporate elite" or whether Americans are finally embracing both civil liberties and economic liberties. Sam Sacks on the Thom Hartmann show "The Big Picture" hosts."
From Austin Peterson
This is a real debate to have, instead of debating socialism vs capitalism, which is not a real debate, because one is a political philosophy and one is an economic system with many versions, including a socialist model, thats common in Europe, including in Sweden and Greece two of the most socialist democracies in the World. Debating socialism vs capitalism is like debating what's a better car: an orange or an apple.
Having a debate between socialism and libertarianism is a real philosophical debate because it's a debate between two real political philosophies. Rather than a debate between an economic system and a political philosophy.
Socialism vs libertarianism is a debate between basically having much more government than would be common in a liberal democracy like America, or having a lot less government thats common in a liberal democracy.
