[quote=@Dynamo Frokane]
[@Vilageidiotx][@Dinh AaronMk] it created libertarians BECAUSE of the attack on the ideology. They were united under fire. Sort of how you saw more psuedo intellectual creationists pop up after richard dawkins got popular.
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They weren't new, they were drawn out of the wood-work.

In much the same ways Memeard Dawkins drew out more creationist in his popularity in his powerful public stance against creationism.