"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Don't Leave Me Alone
"One sentiment commonly expressed by libertarians is the desire to just be “left alone.” This is often meant politically: “If people would just leave each other alone, the world would be a much better place,” or “I just want to be left alone to do what I want.” And in country of almost $4 trillion in federal spending, TSA agents who feel free to molest six-year-olds at the airport, and food busybodies who next might come after my precious Buffalo wings, it’s hard not to sympathize at some level. After all, I have been known to hang a Gadsden flag in my office in protest against the ever-encroaching State."
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In the comments below, the author writes, "Yes, if coercion actually did improve the lives of poor folks, or if socialism really did bring us a world in which we were all better off and lived wonderful lives, I would support them."
Some libertarian!