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- Legendary Shirazz! - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
libertarians are conservative. if your for Obama than you are far fro ma libertarian.
- wittytest966 - 11-19-2012 02:37 AM
You say you are a libertarian. Do you know what that means? A libertarian is a person who believes in individual civil liberties and free markets (and no, Capitalism is NOT a free market system). Most of all a libertarian does not believe in or advocate (directly or indirectly) coercion, fraud, or the use of force.
Conservatism and Liberalism are the opposite sides of the same coin. Conservatives give lip service to economic freedom and continue interventionism in the markets. Liberals give lip service to individual civil liberties and then cave in, and vote for continuing the Drug War, the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, and the FISA Amendments.
The Warfare/Welfare/Statist (Republican/Democrat) party utilizes coercion, fraud, and the use of force to meet its goals. Why would you vote for anyone (McCain or Obama) who supports the initiation of coercion, fraud, or force? Both wings of the Warfare/Welfare/Statist party will continue interventionism at home and abroad. Change doesn't mean a redistribution of troops from Iraq to Afghanistan, or a redistribution of wealth to Wall Street in the form of a $700 billion bailout.
The only politician I know of who comes close to being a libertarian is Ron Paul, but he has been maligned as an extremist, crack pot, and idealist.
Libertarians are neither conservative nor liberal. They believe in economic and social freedom...period. This is something conservatives and liberals don't believe in. The statists believe they know what is best for the individual.
Perhaps reading some of the following works would expand your knowledge of libertarianism:
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Federalist Papers
The Anti-Federalist Papers
Books by Ludwig von Mises
Books by Friedrich von Hayek
Books by Thomas Sowell
Books by Ayn Rand