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Originally Posted by JoshGirls Josh
well nobody is going to match his feat since several of his business practices were criminalized thanks to him.
He is both the triumph of libertarianism, & a cause of its failure.
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There was nothing even REMOTELY libertarian about Rockefeller. NOT EVEN CLOSE. He used the power of government (force) to build every business he had, [through land grants, subsidies, etc...], and used the power of government (force) to keep out all of his potential competitors at the same time, [through regulations, favoritism, etc...].
He was a corporatist. Anyone that thinks he was libertarian does not have the slightest clue what libertarianism is....
...and those same practices that he used through government are being used CONSTANTLY today. They haven't gone anywhere. The government is still totally run by corporatists.
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