Libertarians And Their No-Government Hell
The Libertarian presidential ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld tell us that they really want Americans to “live free.” How great is that? When these two former Republicans (yes, they both were good GOPers until a few years ago) move into the White House, we’ll all be free to do whatever we want without any interference from the big, bad government. Smoke a joint? Yeah! Carry your gun anywhere? Sure! Pay no taxes? Perfect!
Pardon me for bursting the Johnson/Weld balloon, but these guys are just the latest in a long line of GOPers who wave the libertarian banner while pretending that it’s all about freedom. In fact, it’s all about selling Americans a radical right-wing, anti-government agenda.
Why do I say this?
Boil down the libertarian platform from 1980 to 2016 and you get this:
- Taxes are tyranny.
- Government regulation destroys freedom.
- Social programs must be repealed and replaced with private charity.
These ideas have been promoted for years by two of the richest and most radical right-wingers: David and Charles Koch.