Libertarianism (Pro) vs. Socialism (Con)

I apologize for taking so long to post my reply. The weather here in the DC area makes internet connection unreliable at best. Now onto my argument. I take issue with Con's assertion that a Libertarian government utilizes the same methods of collective coercion (e.g. "acting for the people") that a Fascist or Communist regime would during times it saw fit. To better explore this contrast, I'll use the United States from the years of 1776-1861 (roughly) as an example of a largely Libertarian form government, and Nazi Germany as its collective authoritarian antithesis. When the United States went to War during this period, it is true that the government usually claimed it was acting in the best interests of the nation--but there existed no agency by which the state could enforce this view upon others. There existed, at this time, no regular draft, and no laws by which Congress could declare those opposed to the war traitors. All individuals were, at this time, free to act within their own conscience. When Nazi Germany set upon conquering Europe, on the other hand, service in the military was an absolute requirement for all able bodied young men within the nation's borders. Not only this, but the state utilized considerable force against those who declared their intention to resist. My point is, it is not the mere action of claiming to do what is best for the collective that is immoral, but whether or not said collective (or the state claiming to represent it) may utilize force against those individuals who pose a threat to their agenda. In addition, the assertion the Democratic Socialism is somehow justifiable because it only seeks to redistribute wealth, rather than all property is nonsensical; one's wealth is one's property. The murder of one person is not somehow made just when placed next to the murder of 100. The ideals behind both Democratic Socialism and Communism remain the same: individual property rights are expendable. The problem with taxing a millionaire at 90% while taxing somebody else 0% is problematic because it creates an arbitrary distinction. Philosophically, there is no reason to believe that the millionaire owns 'less' of his wealth once it reaches some imaginary bracket on a bureaucrat's stat sheet; and there is no reason to believe that it belongs 'more' to the government. All wealth is the result of an exertion of labor, and since one's labor belong's to the individual, the only rational assumption one can make about wealth is that it is the property of the individual. All Democratic Socialism does to distinguish itself from Soviet-style Communism is that it allows for the people to vote away another's property, instead of a Politburo of elites. Libertarianism holds that all rights are absolute and undeniable. Under Libertarianism, the public may not 'vote away' the rights of the individual, because the individual's rights are innate; they do not belong to the collective. To deny this is to deny that the owner of oneself is oneself. It is to pledge fealty to a greater power, whether it be the Collective, the State or the Future--and to accept that any action taken upon your person may be done without consent. Socialism is the ideology of force, Libertarianism is the ideology of choice.