I read post number five and had the same reaction you did. Opponents will look for any "reason" to marginalize something that makes sense as long as what's making sense doesn't square with their own beliefs. Yes, even in America one can claim to be conservative [meaning they like the idea of limited governments] but yet they'll fear markets and scoff at liberty...if liberty really does has the same meaning to them.
The fact that someone responded to an editorial in the unreasonable manner in which they did and that article came from Reason Magazine makes the irony that much more delicious.