> [...] it seems to me that Chomsky has it right ...
Quoting Chomsky:
>> Chomsky: "Dismantling of big government" sounds like a nice
>> phrase. What does it mean? Does it mean that corporations go
>> out of existence, because there will no longer be any guarantee
>> of limited liability?
>> [...]
>> Does it mean that we should be ruled by private tyrannies
>> with no accountability to the general public, while all
>> democratic forms are tossed out the window?
I guess Chomsky doesn't actually understand Libertarianism in general and Ron Paul in particular. Like I said, Paul is a lunatic, but no Libertarian wants to dismantle the state completely. Libertarians have the state play a central role (specifically in the realm of enforcement of property rights and contracts), but claim that it has overstepped it's boundaries in the US. They wish to roll-back those specific items, not remove it completely.
I think what Chomsky is doing here is called "hyperbole" ...
There's lots of ways to criticise the empty hole that's Libertarianism without making stuff up.
# "Does Mr. Paul want us to kill all the puppies!?"
/jordan