All those dog whistles that libertarians respond to whenever Republicans blow the whistle? Those were for other people. Second amendment? It’s a cultural thing, not principle. Free markets? Intellectual cover for corporate welfare. Limited government? This is their way of saying to the subsidized farmers of the Great Plains and the employees of the Military-Industrial Complex and all the other beneficiaries of GOP-style redistribution "Don’t worry, you aren't a welfare recipient like all those city folks that I bash. You're better than that. You're a hearty, self-reliant person who supports limited government."

--Thoreau