Peacemaker was a decent show, but at the very end of the series, writer and director James Gond decided to include a line that hurt my brain. Peacemaker is told by his colleague that he has a proto-fascist libertarian conception of freedom. What? Fascism is an authoritarian ideology which gives the state immense power over people's lives, typically fueled by extreme nationalism. It is by definition a form of collectivism that rejects freedom for individuals outright. By contrast, libertarianism is an individualist philosophy advocating peaceful, voluntary interaction and private ownership. The state plays a minimal role in people's lives. A libertarian definition of freedom is where everyone decides for themselves what to think, where to live, how to act, who to spend time with, and everything else as long as they don't stop anyone from doing the same. Fascism and libertarianism could not be farther apart.