This is a common trend among more ardent libertarians.  I think it&#x27;s due to a lot of libertarian predictions about the post-recession stimulus not coming true.<p>I know, I was one of those libertarians who though Obama was going to usher in a period of high inflation-driven growth.  I was completely, absolutely, and astoundingly wrong.<p>My response was to update my beliefs, but some people&#x27;s response to their theories being proven incorrect by reality is to become rigidly authoritarian.<p>&quot;If reality doesn&#x27;t conform to my worldview, I will make it conform!&quot;<p>Remember the Communists, like modern libertarians, originally had a stateless society as their goal.<p>I think this is what happened with ZH and many other libertarian leaning sites.