I found this quite illuminating.
| libertarian image |
libertarian reality |
| Image: non-coercion, no initiation of force |
Reality: libertarians legitimise economic injustice, by refusing to define it as coercion or initiated force |
| Image: moral autonomy of the individual |
Reality: libertarians demand that the individual accept the outcome of market forces |
| Image: political freedom |
Reality: some form of libertarian government, imposing libertarian policies on non-libertarians |
| Image: libertarians condemn existing states as oppressive |
Reality: libertarians use the political process in existing states to implement their policies |
| Image: benefits of libertarianism |
Reality: libertarians claim the right to decide for others, what constitutes a 'benefit' |