-isms don't work

...for normal people.
Capitalism, Communism, Socialism, Utilitarianism, and all the others.  They're all pretty much fine in the hands of intelligent, rational people.  But the problem is the masses screw everything up.  My question to you poli-tards is, would it be possible to lie to the average man and trick him into believing one thing, while secretly accomplishing the goals of one of the 'isms'?

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For a dictator and his thugs, supporting marxist derived ideologies is fine, he can just say "We must put human rights aside for the time being in favour of equality".

However it is philosophically impossible for a dictator to be libertarian, it would be like saying "We must put human rights aside for the time being in favour of warring with people who do not support human rights.". Essentially instructing his own followers to kill him.

Your argument doesn't stand.

Pinochet was a major military figure who clearly wanted to become military dictator so him and his thugs could live in opulent splendour, he didn't touch libertarianism with a barge pole since a major component of it revolves around demonising tyrants and warring with those who do not uphold human rights. If Pinochet was a libertarian, he certainly made no attempt to enact libertarian principles or indoctrinate people in libertarian ideology which could be compared to Stalin's vast propoganda campaign and attempt to enact communist principles through collectivised farms etc..