-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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Hardly you fucking twit, Pinochet was supported by the US, overthrowing a democratically elected leader (allende), in the name of capitalism (which is why the US supported him).  IN FACT, the overthrow of Allende was an experiment of a Libertarian Think Tank which pretty much instructed the CIA that it would be rosy and beautiful, after of course all the violence of the military coup.

Pinochet was "libertarian" which was why we supported him over a communist, he just, like all other people who gain power, realized that your principles can be ignored or discarded once you have unquestionable authority.

Maybe the US is just a bad judge of character.