Not All Libertarians are the Same
Don't Be Fooled: Just Like Every Other Political Party, Not All Libertarians are the Same... A recent op-ed titled “Don’t be Fooled: Why Bernie Sanders Supporters Should Stay Clear of Gary Johnson,” written by a blogger named Ronald W. Dixon, raised some interesting questions and charges about libertarian ideology. While some of his commentary is not too far off base, some of his assertions were a massive broad brush of all Libertarians. It isn’t surprising to observe a collectivist mentality in such things because the political opponents of Libertarians need a quick and tidy way of discouraging people from considering other political organizations. The Green Party wants to make their way and it’s understandable that activists in their camp would attempt to warn off their own from Libertarians. Let’s deal with some obvious things. First, in any political party, many views exist on issues within the party. I have views as a consequentialist libertarian that differ from a de...