Glenn Greenwald ain't no Libertarian, Part 1: Defending Social Security and Medicare

[kfreed]

238. Because they are mistaken, having taken him at face value...

Like a whole lot of others on the so-called professional left who rarely bother to investigate the doings of Libertarians and apparently because Glenn Greenwald once wrote a book: http://www.cato-unbound.org/contributors/glenn-greenwald

And because gullible. "Independent and Principled? Behind the Cato Myth:

The battle between the Cato Institute and the Koch brothers for control over the conservative think tank has further entrenched the risible notion that the group regularly defies the Republican party line"

http://www.thenation.com/article/167500/independent-and-principled-behind-cato-myth

Why real progressives keep telling you all to stop schmoozing with Libertarians:

"Found: Libertarians 'Lying to Liberals' Guide Book"
http://www.revleft.com/vb/found-libertarians-lying-t184312/index.html?t=184312

Libertarians (like Greenwald, Snowden, and Assange) are not our pals nor are they interested in preserving civil liberties:

"The Wikileaks Party Lurches To The Right: Preferences Fascists, Mens-righters and Gun-lovers above the Greens"
http://ausopinion.com/2013/08/18/the-wikileaks-party-lurches-to-the-right-preferences-fascists-mens-righters-and-gun-lovers-above-the-greens/

I would be nice if lefties stopped being tools: http://pando.com/2014/07/18/homophobia-racism-and-the-kochs-san-franciscos-tech-libertarian-reboot-conference-is-a-cesspool/