Professor at prestigious university declares libertarian leaders ‘seem to be on the autism spectrum’ | TheBlaze:
"A Duke University professor said the 'architects' of libertarianism 'seem to be on the autism spectrum' because they 'don’t feel solidarity or empathy with others'.... Nancy MacLean — a history professor and author of Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America — made her comments during a Thursday lecture.... Here’s the video of her lecture and the subsequent Q&A session. MacLean’s 'autism spectrum' remark comes just after the 1-hour mark:....
"Prior to her 'autism spectrum' remark, MacLean tore into libertarianism, saying 'social Darwinism … drives the whole thing' and 'there’s always a slide from libertariansim into the alt-right.' She added that libertarians believe capitalism is 'absolutely wonderful, without flaws....Then they have to explain why some people have poverty over generations … are not able to lift themselves up out of their circumstances in the way the libertarians prescribe, and so they slide off into the kind of racist thought that we associate with the ‘alt-right,' MacLean added.
"She added that while libertarians are 'well organized,' they 'wouldn’t be much' without their money — and that 'when they’re exposed,' it will be like 'the emperor has no clothes.'"
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"A Duke University professor said the 'architects' of libertarianism 'seem to be on the autism spectrum' because they 'don’t feel solidarity or empathy with others'.... Nancy MacLean — a history professor and author of Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America — made her comments during a Thursday lecture.... Here’s the video of her lecture and the subsequent Q&A session. MacLean’s 'autism spectrum' remark comes just after the 1-hour mark:....
"Prior to her 'autism spectrum' remark, MacLean tore into libertarianism, saying 'social Darwinism … drives the whole thing' and 'there’s always a slide from libertariansim into the alt-right.' She added that libertarians believe capitalism is 'absolutely wonderful, without flaws....Then they have to explain why some people have poverty over generations … are not able to lift themselves up out of their circumstances in the way the libertarians prescribe, and so they slide off into the kind of racist thought that we associate with the ‘alt-right,' MacLean added.
"She added that while libertarians are 'well organized,' they 'wouldn’t be much' without their money — and that 'when they’re exposed,' it will be like 'the emperor has no clothes.'"
Read more: https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/13/professor-at-prestigious-university-declares-libertarian-leaders-seem-to-be-on-the-autism-spectrum
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