
Locofocos, The Radical Classical Liberals
Portraits of Liberty
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The Classical Liberal Class Conflict Theory
The locofocos had what we would call the classical liberal class conflict theory. They said that essentially, if you have economic power, you might have greater access to political power but it really is political power that fundamentally divides people. You know, libertarians should not be afraid of talking about class. It's actually our idea. He took it from us and because he didn't understand economics at all, he totally ruined it. But we have a lot to revive there. And we certainly shouldn't seed conversations about class to people who are dead wrong about how it works.
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