I am puzzled. How is a strain of libertarianism going through “both parties”? I have not noticed any libertarians in the D party. There are some anarchists who may be roosting there; but anarchism is not libertarianism. In the previous two centuries, anarchisms was often allied with communism (oddly enough). In the Spanish Civil War, the Anarchists and the Communists were allies, until the Communists at length turned on their “friends” and tried to exterminate them. The doctrinaire anarchists have often been thenselves terroristic, and have advocated a fantasy-world of small-scale socialism, like local collectives, or rather like hippy communes. They are anti-capitalist, often violent, impractical, and are just about extinct (except in the Occupy Wall Street movement).
I am a believer in strong national defense, but I would not have expressed this the way Christie did. And what is this about a conversation with widows and orphans? What is he talking about? I think that part of the story is missing. I don’t see where the widows and orphans come in.
A conversation with widows and orphans:
“I am sorry that you are a widow. Bad break. I hope that your family steps in to help you where necessary.”
And to orphans: “I am very sorry that you don’t have a father/mother. It is best to have one of each, and also some grandparents around.”
To assembled audience: “Of course, many more children are effectively orphans because of single-mother “families” or broken homes. We should not be promoting the policies and social attitudes which have destroyed the family. Almost half our children are born out of wedlock. Any questions?”