"So what he's doing is taking the strictest interpretation of Libertarianism and arguing against it even though no rational Libertarian would ever argue that."
Well, I guess I technically agree with this statement since you included the qualifier "rational", but there certainly are some irrational (in what appears to be our shared opinion) Libertarians that do argue the strict version, and because of their zeal are the ones that get associated with the name. In particular, they are the ones running the Libertarian party itself. Remember how excited the party was that this last election, they nominated someone who wasn't a lunatic?
That's why I refer to myself as a little-L libertarian; I'm heavily influenced, but not defined by my capital-L Libertarianism.
Well, I guess I technically agree with this statement since you included the qualifier "rational", but there certainly are some irrational (in what appears to be our shared opinion) Libertarians that do argue the strict version, and because of their zeal are the ones that get associated with the name. In particular, they are the ones running the Libertarian party itself. Remember how excited the party was that this last election, they nominated someone who wasn't a lunatic?
That's why I refer to myself as a little-L libertarian; I'm heavily influenced, but not defined by my capital-L Libertarianism.