Making Libya Safe For Democracy: Another Capitalist Disaster

Well, now that Obama, Hillary Clinton and the CIA have gotten rid of the evil dictator Qaddafi we can breathe a sigh of relief as Libya is now a pluralistic mess of collapsing infrastructure and warring fundamentalists. Anyone who thinks capitalism guarantees a better standard of living in Africa ought to have a look at Libya.

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About Bruce Lerro

Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.

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