Where Libertarianism and Conservatism Collide
A more thoughtful examination of the Bennett affair has been performed by the venerable WFB, and it’s definitely worth the quick read. It deals with, quite well, the joy many take in the downfall of a “secular catechist of virtue” and where conservatism and libertarianism intersect.
At root is a protest against the very credentials of virtue. And that isn’t something being done by libertarians, it is the creeping vine of philosophical libertinism. There are people out there who don’t want to say they are opposed to virtues, but who don’t really want other people around to postulate the need for virtue.
As I have discussed with the equally venerable Mr. Ruff, I am quite concerned that while the good aspects of libertarianism will allow more people the personal responsibility and freedoms they deserve, there is a linked effort to remove virtue from the entirety of the public discourse. To do so would coarsen our society to its most base, most unfortunate tendencies, I think. This is probably the core issue facing the right as it tries to merge and blend two very different philosophies.
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