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Christopher Barron, writing for The Daily Caller, explains why Van Jones and other leftists harbor a special hatred for libertarians.

“The single biggest threat to the American left’s political coalition is anyone from these groups who rejects liberalism and its collectivist ideology — and the left knows it. That is why the left so quickly and viciously goes after any gay person, Latino, woman or African-American who dares to wander off the liberal plantation…

“…Indeed, while Obama’s campaign seeks to keep gay activists from pushing for a marriage equality plank in the Democratic Party’s platform, the Libertarian Party’s platform is expressly pro-gay. It reads:

“‘Sexual orientation, preference, gender, or gender identity should have no impact on the government’s treatment of individuals, such as in current marriage, child custody, adoption, immigration or military service laws. Government does not have the authority to define, license or restrict personal relationships. Consenting adults should be free to choose their own sexual practices and personal relationships.’

“The Libertarian Party and its likely nominee are infinitely better on gay issues than the Democratic Party and President Obama. The same is true in regards to the ‘brown folks’ that Jones spoke of…

…”The problem for Jones and the left is that after decades of convincing minorities in this country that only a benevolent big government can protect them, they are faced with the inconvenient truth that their big-government policies actually haven’t accomplished any of what they promised to do. Faced with that stark reality, Jones and the other ideological plantation masters on the left have no choice but to attack and smear their political opponents — to use fear to keep political control over their coalition of the ‘oppressed.’

“Unfortunately for Jones, the ideological Underground Railroad is alive and well in this country, and every single day more and more minorities are recognizing that big government has failed them. Libertarians have been, and will remain, important conductors on this track to freedom for all Americans.”