[Small-L]

Have you ever noticed that every time there is a discussion of libertarianism, those opposed simply resort to name calling rather than argue the issues?

Why won't the small-r here argue the performance of the Big-Rs over the last 12 years vis-a-vis the Big-R platform, classical conservatism, and Reagan libertarianism? No, they'd rather resort to calling members of their own party LoserDopians, 18-year-olds, ...

The concept of FR was to be an open discussion of the principles, policies, and strategies of conservatism (what Reagan believed was libertarianism). Name calling does nothing to add to the cognitive discourse. Instead it demonstrates to all that there is no conservative defense of the GOP performance and that all the party wants are a bunch of sheep who will continue to vote for anyone with an R after his name.

[Antoninus]

Have you ever noticed that every time there is a discussion of libertarianism, those opposed simply resort to name calling rather than argue the issues?

In my eight years on FR, I have engaged in thousands of discussions with liberaltarians of all stripes. My previous posts are the fruit of what I have come to undertstand about them.

Arguing with a fundamentalist liberaltarian is a hopeless proposition. They live in fantasy land that affirms their pathologies and they cling to it like grim death.

That said, I've been called every name in the book by the various liberaltarians on FR so spare me your sanctimony on the name-calling issue.