The Libertarian Objection to Civil Rights Laws

Progressive liberals argue that civil rights are essential for “liberal democracy.” They see “democracy” founded on civil rights as the only political system compatible with liberalism. As explained by Paul Gottfried, a paleo-conservative who has been cast out of the liberal citadel for failing to embrace progressive notions of “good democracy,” “the consubstantiality of liberalism and democracy has become a modern religious dogma.” Human rights and civil rights are considered indispensable to that dogma.