Libertarianism isn’t about the role of culture, it’s about the role of government.
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Seriously, seriously, if you haven’t read about him, do a study of Gramsci and his intellectual progeny. The culture war is where the left is crushing us, and you still haven’t figured out where the pressure is coming from. You’ve brought a knife to a gun fight. You’re trying to build a Maginot line, and the Germans are already in Paris. You’ve lost the ball in the sun. You’ve . . . well, you get my point. They are coming at freedom through a flank attack, not a head on assault. First the culture . . . then the government.
Greg,
I’m not sure why you think this Gramsci fellow is the prophet of libertarianism...but I can assure you that the only ones who think so besides you are probably him and a few of his groupies.
Frankly, I’ve never heard of him before....and I expect the same holds true for the vast majority of self-described libertarians.
Furthermore, who do you think is telling you NOT to fight the culture war? It’s not me. I’ve done a share of fighting in that war myself. It may not have been on the exact same fronts that you have (although I suspect we share a fair number of cultural values in common) but I have.
The only thing that libertarians are doing is trying to set the Rules of Engagement... FOR BOTH SIDES. Neither side gets to use the big stick of the Law (i.e. brute force)... because as soon as you do that EVERYBODY (including you, whether you realize it or not) LOSES.