1. The Cult of the Superior Man. Both libertarians and fascists think the world is divided into superior and inferior people, ubermenschen and untermenschen, and they both believe that most of the evil in the world comes from inferior people keeping the superior ones down. They both promise to release the best and the brightest from the shackles placed on them by the unworthy - whether the unworthy happen to be the "lazy poor" or "government bureaucrats" or "dirty Jews" or immigrants.

The only difference between libertarians and fascists is that libertarians don't believe (or they say they don't believe) that superior people should enforce their will on inferior people. But this is a thin line, easily crossed. Once you've convinced yourself that you're better than everyone else, it's easy to justify repressing the ignorant masses, for their own good. Which leads us neatly to the second point...

2. Opposition to democracy. Both libertarians and fascists hate democracy because they don't think inferior people should be able to tell superior people what to do. They both hate democracy because democracy gives power to the "unwashed masses" on the assumption that all people are equal. It's important to note, however, that libertarians and fascists are not necessarily hostile to the masses themselves - in fact they are often populist, from Mussolini to Ron Paul. They are only hostile to the idea of equality among the masses, and most of all to the idea of equality between the masses and the elite. Libertarians and fascists often genuinely believe that they are working to help the people, the masses, but they believe that salvation can only come from above, from the elite. Which leads us to the third point...
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3. Belief in Natural Hierarchy. Libertarians and fascists are elitists, and moreover they believe that elitism and hierarchy are part of the natural order of things. The phrase "rebellion against nature" has been used by libertarians and fascists to describe the political views of their enemies - particularly egalitarian views. Libertarians and fascists don't think their kind of society is the best among a number of competing kinds of viable societies, they believe their kind of society is the ONLY viable, "natural" kind of society. Libertarians and fascists tell the masses that they have to subject themselves to hierarchy for their own good, because hierarchy and inequality is the only way to have a civilized society.
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Those are the fundamental similarities between libertarian and fascist thinking, but there are also many other, less vital parallels:

4. Belief that the unfortunate get what they deserve. If hierarchy is natural, it follows that those at the bottom of the hierarchy are there through their own fault or their own flaws. Libertarians think the poor deserve to be poor. Fascists think oppressed races deserve to be oppressed. Both libertarians and fascists have voiced support for the "IQ and the Wealth of Nations" thesis - the idea that poor countries in Africa and Latin America are poor because their people are stupid.

It is true that fascists think poor nations are poor primarily for ethnic reasons. But not only for ethnic reasons. Fascists also always made the argument that certain nations - particularly Russia - are poor because of communism:
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5. Conspiracy theories. Unlike Marxists, who recognize that different social and economic institutions are appropriate at different stages of history, libertarians and fascists believe that their ideas are always valid, everywhere at all times. The question then arises, if their ideas are so right, and if they've always been right, how come they haven't conquered the world yet? There is only one possible explanation: conspiracy. Libertarians and fascists cannot explain their own failures, so they use all sorts of conspiracy theories to rationalize them. Someone - Jews or evil government bureaucrats - must be conspiring to smear and hide the eternal truth of libertarianism or fascism. New World Order, Federal Reserve controlled by Jews and Communists etc etc.

A conspiracy of Jews is crushing the people in the Nazi case, and a conspiracy of bureaucrats is crushing the people in the libertarian case. The people cannot see their true interests, and it is up to the fascist/libertarian to bring about a glorious rebirth based on old, forgotten values and the practices of the people's heroic ancestors (that's 19th century free marketeers or the "Founding Fathers" for you libertarians, medieval heroes for the fascists). And this is to be done by undemocratic means - because democracy is evil - and against the will of the majority if necessary.

6. The Cult of Righteous Violence. Libertarians and fascists love their guns, and they firmly uphold the use of righteous violence (that's "retaliatory force" in libertarian-speak) against their enemies. They don't see such "righteous violence" as a necessary evil, the way others may view a just war or a revolution. No, they see this violence as a good thing, something to be embraced and celebrated.

You have a very constrewed view of Libertarians dude. Libertarians (hence the name) beileve in a government that always puts the freedom of people before any decision it makes. That alone undermines your argument.

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I think your analysis applies more to specific types of libertarians (especially "objectivists").
And it's equally as flawed as the "liberals are fascists" argument that some have made, in that there are obviously many more things in which these types of libertarians and fascists are opposites.

Now I've referred to "objectivists" as "de facto fascists" before to get a rise out of them and force them to confront their bizarre view of humanity, but that is hyperbole. It's not to be taken too seriously in this sense.

Every political ideology has some commonality with others, even the ones they are most opposed to.

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Well that is novel concept. These two ideologies are as far apart as any two I can think of. Property rights, small government and a non interventionist foreign policy characterize Libertarians. These are not really concepts that immediately come to mind when someone says "fascist".

I don't think Libertarians would kill millions of Jews simply because they are Jews. Nor would they invade Poland just because Poland was there. I could go on, but why bother?

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Fascism and libertarianism are quite opposite in the degree to which the state controls the individual. That's not to say I don't object to libertarianism, since it is an ideology where the state controls too little rather than too much, but they are really quite different. Libertarianism is much closer to anarchy than the complete state controlled system of fascism.

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Although it's not really that close to either.

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I know. This assertion is so completely ridiculous, I don't want to waste any time right now responding. Maybe I'll get around to it later...

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Libertarianism is about freedom and liberty pure and simple. Libertarians can be ultra conservative or ultra liberal or change veiws with any subject. As long as you respect the veiws of others and dont try to control others, and expect the same in return, "you to are a Libertarian" there are no secret agenda's with the Libertarian party, you dont try to force your will on me, and I wont try to force my will on you, (thats the agenda) live your life and dont interfere with mine. Anyone who claims to be conservative or liberal on all subjects is a fool or a liar.

No, they just think that we don't need the government to be our mommy. They don't feel any responsibility to make everything in the world even, not because they don't like that idea, but because they don't think vommiting our money out in the name of the "greater good" through our government helps anyone.

They don't like their government being bloated so they are the same as anti-semites?

Quite the contrary. Libertarians are all about staying out of other people's liberties. For instance, they don't feel that they have the right to tell you you can't smoke, drink, do drugs, have an abortion or just about anything. So repression is basically the farthest thing from what they believe in.

I think libertarians appreciate democracy just as much, if not more, than any other party I can think of. Democracy is necessary to make sure that nobody is being repressed or stepped on. Its also essential when government bureaucracies are limited because its what controls businesses as a last line of defense.

On the contrary, they believe that salvation can only come from oneself, and being free to live your life however you want. They don't think anyone should come in and tell you what to do. They think you should be left alone, completely.

No, they believe that government creates such a hierarchy and doesn't answer as quickly to the demands of the little guy as buisnesses. Politicians just need your vote every couple of years. Buisnesses need your money every day or they die.

Show me a quote from a libertarian or Libertarian saying that.

Again, no. Libertarians think that you shouldn't subject yourself to anyone. You should live as you want and be free to do anything you want, so long as doing so doesn't hurt anyone else.

For instance, they think drugs should be legal because legally obtaining and using drugs doesn't hurt anyone but yourself, where as with todays admittedly well intentioned laws organized crime and black markets spring up to give people drugs. They couldn't care less what you do, they want you to be free to do as many things possible.

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