Yesterday Kos wrote an article entitled "The Libertarian Dem," which attempts to reconcile government regulation with personal liberty. Perry de Havilland confronts the problems of the essay. Excerpt:
And thus it shows that 'kos' truly does not understand what 'libertarian' really means and so his use of the word is simply a category error. You can coerce a society out from under tyranny (i.e. you can shoot tyrants and hang their retainers) but cannot coerce a society into liberty by just using the power of the state to impose it via state mandates (i.e. the roads and healthcare and all the rest that he advocates, showing that his notion of what 'libertarian' means involves large amounts of coercive taxation in no way different to what prevails right now).
In short, 'kos' can call himself a Libertarian Democrat if he wishes. He can also call himself a horse if he wishes. However saying it does not make it so.
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