Well, since I tend towards the socialist side of the spectrum, I find Libertarianism overly optimistic (I feel if there’s no government, then something will grow to fill the vacuum, and at least democratic government is controllable through elections).
But I have to say, American citizens reaction to their government is a bit disconcerting. I certainly understand not having a party with one’s preferred policies in power (Canada is ruled by a Conservative gov’t at the moment). That’s a natural outcome of democracy. But the paradigm that you cannot have a government that serves any swathe of the people’s interests is disheartening and fairly widespread south of the border.
