My recent article (characterized as a rant) apparently annoyed some Leftists, including Michael Schwalm, who wrote a rebuttal on Sept. 8. A summary of my article would be as follows: (1) the substantive difference between Left and Not-Left is about what are the legitimate purposes of government; (2) the Left supports a benefits approach, while the Not-Left supports a protection approach; (3) the nature of government is the use of force — retaliatory force when protecting, or initiating force (aggression) against us citizens to enforce the benefits approach; (4) aggression by government is not a morally acceptable alternative, hence a …