The Bionic Mosquito on Libertarian Crusades

The Bionic Mosquito, ever alert for left libertarian efforts to supplant genuine libertarianism, finds disturbing a call by Alexander McCobin for a worldwide battle to advance LGBT rights. (McCobin is president of a group that the Mosquito calls “students for libertine.”) McCobin’s language has startling connotations: “An interesting choice of words: a ‘battle,’ ‘pick up the banner and march forward’ regarding ‘other parts of the world’; very militaristic, almost religious.” The 77 countries targeted by McCobin for his Crusade are concentrated in the Islamic world and “for good measure, Russia is thrown in there as well.” It can hardly be a coincidence that “many of the same targets of US military aggression are targets of Alexander’s cultural crusade.” The Mosquito suggests that, rather than join McCobin in his dubious enterprise, libertarians should instead endeavor to end American militarism. “Many residents of these countries might wonder why US libertarians are taking the gay fight overseas instead of working at home to end the destruction caused by their American government via sanctions, bombs and drones.”

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