Not at all, realizing that we don't live in the era of the founders is far from dangerous.
If there
were Libertarians in the days of the Founders, they would have been known as scoundrels, scalawags, smugglers, swindlers, and swillbowls.
"If there were Libertarians in the days of the Founders, they would have been known as scoundrels, scalawags, smugglers, swindlers, and swillbowls."
Maybe times aren't that different since the era of the founders. Your definition fits Democratic activists trying to win the election for Kerry to a "T". Yes, the pretty much sums up the LP campaign...in their own words.
I shall have to amend my words now. They aren't the willing tools of the left, they are the unsavory willing tools of the left.
If there were Libertarians in the days of the Founders, they would have been known as scoundrels, scalawags, smugglers, swindlers, and swillbowls.Do you agree that the Founders held small-l libertarian beliefs, similar, for example to the mission statement of Free Republic?