Why are ya'll so afraid of libertarians. They get like 3% of the vote.

[SunSeeker]

90. Libertarianism does not mean liberty; it means ceding our country to the rich.

From that blog you cite to:
"Left-libertarians share with other leftists the awareness that there are predictable winners and losers in society and that being sorted into the two camps isn’t primarily a matter of luck or skill. But left-libertarians emphasize that it’s not a consequence of market exchange, either: it’s a reflection of state-committed, state-threatened, and state-tolerated aggression. As long as there’s a state apparatus in place, the wealthy can capture it, using it to gain power and more wealth, while the politically powerful can use it to acquire wealth and more power. The ruling class—made up of wealthy people empowered by the state, together with high-level state functionaries—is defined by its relationship with the state, its essential enabler. Opposing this class thus means opposing the state."

The problem with getting rid of the state is then NOTHING is standing between you and the rich and powerful. That is why the Kochs love Libertarianism. No credible progressive that I am aware of is a Libertarian. Libertarians think government should have no power. Of course, neutering government allows the the rich to abuse working people and the environment, without recourse by their victims and unfettered by regulators. Yeah, they don't want the government storing your meta data. But they are fine with you being a corporation's serf. Fuck that. Fuck Ron Paul.

Oh, and Ron Wyden is not a left wing civil Libertarian. He is a liberal. You can call him the Easter Bunny, but that does not make it so. Cite me a link that quotes Wyden as saying he is a Libertarian. You are confusing believing in civil liberties with Libertarianism. It is not the same. Civil liberties need a strong government to enforce them, otherwise civil liberties do not exist for the poor and weak. Enforcing civil liberties and environmental regulations is not "Authoritarian." It is enforcing the will of the people against the powerful few. Enough with the bullshit Libertarian propaganda.