Apparently, Lots of Libertarians Don't Think Women are People Either

[paft.livejournal.com]

So The Mercatus, a right-wing think tank, has declared North Dakota -- which recently passed an incredibly restrictive anti-abortion law, one of the free-est of all the fifty states

Once again, we see that when right wing libertarians use the word "liberty," they're using their own extra-special definition of it. As Salon has pointed out reproductive freedom apparently isn't even entered into the calculations,

Women, you see, just don't count.



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Comments

[chron-job.livejournal.com]

Historically, there has been a split, with most leaning on the side of Reproductive Freedom.

But historicity aside, libertarianism is being co-opted. Instances as the above are telltales.

Of course, The Mercatus being yet another Koch-money supported 'institution', I would not expect their core values to stray far from those most suited to protecting money interests.