"ha! I actually LOVE brian brushwood, so there's hope yet. I think a lot of Libertarianism works well "on paper," but we live in a world that requires real cooperation and social connectivity, and the implicit selfishness of libertarianism troubles me. The idea that we'll all just privately fund our needs ignores the strength we can have together. The idea that markets alone find equitable balance has already proven so false (waves at growing wealth inequality and privatized political process! hi!). on the other hand, it's not a blanket negative reaction. the civil liberties preservation is high high HIGH on my list. and of course I have a healthy distrust of government. because history." - @baratunde