-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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Well he certainly didn't implement any libertarian values, whereas other tyrants who use ideologies tend to have no problem implementing their values.

Compare Pinochet's coup with the American Revolutionary War for an example on the differences between how vehement the military leaders and their supporters follow libertarian philosophy and the effects. Clearly indoctrinating armed groups to be libertarian works, slowly, but it gets there. Indoctrinating armed groups to be marxists obviously does not work.

That covers the entire argument. Pinochet oultawed democracy and wasn't a libertarian, he just very lightly claimed to be one, but since he actually made an effort to be seen as a military dictator he was not a libertarian in any sense of the word.