Since the downvoters moved on to the next shiny thing, I'm paraphrasing it for posterity. The poster I was responding to said something like: libertarians are

Since the downvoters moved on to the next shiny thing, I'm paraphrasing it for posterity. The poster I was responding to said something like: libertarians are like cats - fierce in their independence but utterly reliant on a system that they don't appreciate or understand.