As a disillusioned citizen, fed up with the antics of Republicans and Democrats alike, I embraced the Libertarian movement during the last Presidential election. Granted, my enthusiasm for Libertarinanism was fueled by questionable online sources that portrayed Libertarians as a moderate combination of Republican and Democrat principles. After subscribing to /r/Libertarian, I learned that the conceptual framework of the party was significantly different from what I thought the party stood for.

I have since grown disillusioned with the Libertarian movement because, based upon conversations and questioning of /r/Libertarian members, any question that I posed that had real world implications was not addressed to any degree of sufficiency. For example, the Libertarian non-aggression principle states that the government has no right to enter or seize property. Reality, however, dictates that their are circumstances in which the non-aggression principle does not hold true.

Also, based upon my questioning of /r/Libertarian members, they believe that private security forces are superior to government forces. I completely disagree as sell swords (to use a popular vernacular) are only loyal as far as the dollar goes. IMO, this is hardly a reliable or fair system for governmental and public accountability.

All this being said, I still want to embrace the Libertarians. Please CMV.