There are many libertarian amongst our US population, and some have been outright chastised by the powers that be in the present period, however maybe much of the critique has to do with philosophical differences on the size and scope of government. Consider this; "Libertarian" means someone who stands for liberty, thus anyone standing against a libertarian would in essence, philosophically speaking of course, be standing against liberty. I doubt very much those who prop up the current political structure are against liberty. classic books