[Griff]

There is a line of thought running all through UG's writings. There is this idea that the individual cannot take care of himself and his. He doesn't seem to understand that all of us are fully capable of violence. If we keep that capability for ourselves, it is governed by our ethical considerations. If we hand our capabilities over to others with their own set of goals, we have divorced morality and action. That is why soldiers fight for each other in government's wars rather than for government policy. They are putting their actions on a moral footing by fighting for someone they know.

Your fundemental contempt for the individual is what separates you from libertarian thought. This is not some high brow argument for wonks. This is about viewing the world as a place where each individuals choices matter and have impact rather than a world where ant armies battle for their queen. In psychological terms, I want a society where people have an internal locus of control not external. That is the thing that used to make Americans different. We really believed in our own abilities. Now we shift that belief to the State, that is not libertarian.