In an article called The Libertarian Dem, Kos tells us that libertarians believe government is evil.
Traditional “libertarianism” holds that government is evil and thus must be minimized. Any and all government intrusion is bad. While practical libertarians (as opposed to those who waste their votes on the Libertarian Party) have traditionally aligned themselves with the Republicans, it’s clear that the modern GOP has no qualms about trampling on personal liberties. Heck, it’s become their raison d’ etre.
Kos, you’re wrong. Libertarians believe government is a monopoly on force. If the United States is a house, government is a hammer. To it, everything looks like a nail. You need more than a hammer to build a good house. In fact, modern houses are built primarily with other tools.
Some government is necessary, yes. It’s good to have a hammer around when you need to pound in a nail that’s sticking out. However, Democrats in general have a tendency to attack every problem in the house with the hammer of government, and that’s why there are so many holes in the damn drywall of the United States, Kos. It’s a problem with both of the big parties. They have overapplied the hammer and now they’re acting confused as to how all the holes got there.