This is the problem with labels as you said in your OP. We all have ideas in our heads about what a label is or isn't. This reads as a refutation to me. If he uses the libertarian label that's fine. I'm not the arbitrator of that. It just doesn't align with what I think a libertarian is. I don't align with what I think a libertarian is but I think I am much closer than this guy.

Obviously I'm not saying that's a bad thing in and of itself. I have many friends that I love and respect that do not see the world like I do And I don't agree with many libertarians but his post actually seems to miss the point of many of ideals of libertarians and freedom loving people. It seems to connect hatred with these ideals in a way that I cannot for the life of me find. I see hate in all political stripes. All of them that I'm aware of. It comes from the heart. It comes from culture and any system can be warped into a tool for your own bigotry. This include libertarianism of all stripes, conservatism, liberalism, progressivism, fascism, and communism.

Its a big clue to me that he never defines fascism but by inference it seems to be all about morality and hate. IMO morality infects all political systems. I say infect because it is most often used to justify violence and destruction.

Wikipedia actually surprised me with its definition of fascism.

This is about as anti-libertarian as you can get. I do not question that people can move from libertarianism to fascism but it is hardly a pipeline. He really never even makes that point with examples. I have heard others do a far better job of that.

OK, I need to drop this though. I'm feeling like I have Jordan vibes here.