Libertarians worship the Killdozer because “sometimes reasonable men must do unreasonable things.”
The killdozer itself was this wild spectacle. It symbolized - for at least a short while - the power of a singular motivated individual with intelligence enough to cobble this thing together and wealth enough to afford access to the tools he needed.
It embodied the libertarian mindset, in so far as it was just this SuperHero(/Villain) defeating wave after wave of "normals".
John Brown, by contrast, wasn't this singular ubermensch. He didn't plow through Harper's Ferry single handed. He didn't valiantly charge the line of state troopers and scatter them with impunity. He was an organizer, and his goals were so much more far reaching than a one day temper tantrum. When he martyred himself, it wasn't for the amusement of YouTube dorks. It was as the first shot in a massive configuration.
The killdozer itself was this wild spectacle. It symbolized - for at least a short while - the power of a singular motivated individual with intelligence enough to cobble this thing together and wealth enough to afford access to the tools he needed.
It embodied the libertarian mindset, in so far as it was just this SuperHero(/Villain) defeating wave after wave of "normals".
John Brown, by contrast, wasn't this singular ubermensch. He didn't plow through Harper's Ferry single handed. He didn't valiantly charge the line of state troopers and scatter them with impunity. He was an organizer, and his goals were so much more far reaching than a one day temper tantrum. When he martyred himself, it wasn't for the amusement of YouTube dorks. It was as the first shot in a massive configuration.
That's why libertarians can't connect with Brown.