I think the author of this piece is pretty disingenuous when he accuses Trump's administration of being the perpetrator of "COVID Tyranny."

The record is very clear that Democrats were the extreme COVID tyrants, willing to embrace all manner of extreme violations of liberty, and willing to distort the scientific evidence and censor debate in order to do so. It was always the Republicans who were speaking out against this. Moreover, Trump had very little to do with any of it because most COVID policies were at the state and local levels.

Libertarianism is actually a pretty big tent. I 100% get why some will and are supporting Trump. At worst it is defensive. He's worse than the other side is the most simple explanation. I don't vote but I get why some do. I also understand why people calling themselves libertarian would refuse to vote for Trump. Some will vote for the Libertarian party candidate. Some are anarchists. Some are minarchists and are therefore statists. They support a night-watchman state. Ron Paul is in the category.

The fact that so many people get all worked up about anyone possibly finding anything positive about Trump is really interesting to watch. I do not trust him or his team. In the end, to me the much bigger problem is that so many focus on the government as the solution to their person problems. This includes libertarians.

I get it to some extent. The state really went after individuals hard in the US during the pandemic. This is a big reason why so many are behind Trump. They see him as the only option to stop the system or at least slow it. If he wins I hope he does some good. Not hopeful but I've been wrong before.

Dwindling reason for an authoritarian vs authoritarian viz. Trump vs Harris. The author has tried hard to poster Trump as a criminal but succeeded only in painting a dwarf picture of Kamala. Trump is no authoritarian, nor is Kamala. Both are somewhere between libertarian and authoritarian view. These kind of articles however are fit to fill prejudices in the minds of people.

The author is writing for reason without reasoning. I'm biased but so is half the world. Donald Trump is not by any means what the is trying to paint him. Please submit my resentment on his views. What he's trying to do is justify Democratic Party.

Libertarians exist within a paradox of their own making.
They dismiss the importance of the nation state in providing an environment where economic prosperity can develop and advance.
In doing this they are ignoring the lessons of thousands of years history and basic principles of life that go back much further than human civilisation.
Life is a contest for access to and control of resources.
Humans are weak and vulnerable as individuals but powerful in groups.
This groups of humans unite under various creative narratives which give a sense of unity and work together to gain access to the resources available- these groups compete with adjacent groups and ultimately these groups have come to known as nation states.
Libertarians ignore this reality.
Without the shelter, protection and resource hegemony of a stable strong nation state free enterprise and prosperity are not easily attainable.

Doherty writes that illegal immigrants live peacefully and productively

Peacefully?
Productively?

Utter nonsense

One cannot take anything good Trump has ever said seriously (he's a liar and authoritarian twat), but all the bad things he has ever said, joked about, or supported must be 100% incorporated into one's opinion of his. Strange asymmetry.

Friend. Logic is a black hole for people that are filled with hate.

The reality is that many libertarians support politicians, so one could argue "They're not libertarians"

• Yes, but in practice this is what I see most
  There are several realities around the world. Countries where voting is mandatory.
  These people end up choosing what will cause them the least harm.