That could be. I did not say laissez-faire is a bad idea, just that historically it has lead to a shift toward defensive postures of today conservatism, which would be perfectly happy letting the gays, the muslims and the socialists do whatever they want, just not in my town.
I'm talking about something much more pro-active than laizzez-faire. Perhaps what we should call it is "constructivism." The left highjacks words all the time. Maybe it's time we did it too.