Here is an argument that did not occur to me. Socialism is about the elimination of private property, and hence is the bad guy. Libertarianism wants more private property, more liberty, and a minimum government, which just has to be good. So, how could these two radically different philosophies serve the globalists? I was puzzled, as it was clear that socialism certainly served globalism, but how could a doctrine of pure liberty be perverted? The case made is that there is a type of political judo done by the globalist elites. Libertarians support free trade, which would be good in principle if there was free trade, rather than countries like China cheating and exploiting the openness. And libertarians support open borders, which is exploited by many with agendas quite at variance with the ideas of freedom. So, what needs to be seen here is that freedom needs to be placed in a context of other social values, such as community and the survival of society, otherwise freedom itself is undermined. It is much like the old saying that the freedom to swing your fist, ends at my nose.
