In article , Ed Huntress says...

Being a really old liberal, or a coherent "libertarian," is not easy. It
requires a great faith that shedding light on governments' misuse of power
does more to strengthen a society than does allowing a government to
secretly violate basic rights and principles of liberty.

And yet the apologists literally trip over themselves to insist that
any kind of investigation or 'light shedding' is tantamount to treason.
"Comfort and Aid to the Enemy" is all one hears when one points out
that maybe, just maybe we should be taking a close look at what
our leaders are doing in washington.

Shutting down our constitution and the bill of rights is the
*ultimate* comfort to our enemies. As ms mulligan is fond
of saying, the favorite right-wing ditty nowadays is "they hate
us for our freedoms. So we'll destroy our own freedoms and
then they won't hate us any more."

There aren't many people who call themselves "libertarians" who have the
fortitude for it. More importantly, they don't really believe the foundation
on which their supposed political position is based. For the most part, they
just want to own any gun they want to, any time and anywhere they want to.
Their "principles" usually fall like a house of cards when the issues extend
beyond that.

I find it ironic indeed that the doctrines they gravitate towards
lead to increased govenmental meddling in private lives, reduced
privacy, unchecked government powers, and the concentration of
political power in the hands of only one or two men. If that is
truly being a 'libertarian' then count me out.

Jim


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