[Dracian]

According to our research, about 15 percent of American voters hold libertarian views—about the same share of the electorate as the “religious right,”

You wouldn't know that from Free Republic where the fundies have purged so many conservative-libertarians in their attempts to "purify" the party.

[Dominic Harr]

You wouldn't know that from Free Republic where the fundies have purged so many conservative-libertarians in their attempts to "purify" the party.

I'm a 'social liberal, political conservative'.

I've argued with many a social conservative here on FR, but I've never felt 'purged' from FR.

It doesn't have to be an 'us v. them' kind of thing.

[bahblahbah]

Maybe because the "conservative-libertarians" go elsewhere by themselves to whine and bitch about a nonexistent theocracy. You can't blame social conservatives for big government conservatism.

[MineralMan]

"You wouldn't know that from Free Republic where the fundies have purged so many conservative-libertarians in their attempts to "purify" the party.
"

Aren't you a little new here to be making broad statements like that one?

[oblomov]

I am a libertarian conservative, and have never been purged or felt unwelcome in any way at FR. But then, I regard other FReepers as worthy of respect despite the differences we may have on the issues. Gentle persuasion, not conflict, is my approach.

[Admin Moderator]

You wouldn't know that from Free Republic where the fundies have purged so many conservative-libertarians in their attempts to "purify" the party.

Why do I never get these memos?

[RockinRight]

There's no reason we can't co-exist. If Union thugs and enviroweenies can co-exist in the Democrap Party then the religious right can co-exist with the "small l" libertarians.

[Dead Corpse]

I've been purged? Aawww man...

[MEGoody]

You wouldn't know that from Free Republic

That's because it's likely an incorrect number.

[itsahoot]

You wouldn't know that from Free Republic where the fundies have purged so many conservative-libertarians in their attempts to "purify" the party

I think you view is the exact opposite of the reality. I have been here long enough to know the difference.

[Jim Robinson]

Apparently, you retread libertrollians have absolutely no regard for private property rights. Zot!

[jwalsh07]

You wouldn't know that from Free Republic where the fundies have purged so many conservative-libertarians in their attempts to "purify" the party.

Yup, the republican party was oh so much better off when they could spend so much more time at the country club as a minority party while the democrats stacked the courts with gun grabbing, property stealing, unborn baby killing "limited government" types.

[nopardons]

Unless YOU are a damned retread, YOU, on newbie, have no knowledge of "purgings" here.

FR has rules and if you keep breaking them, you get banned.

There isn't 15% of the American populace, who are Libertarians. If that was so, their steady and constant slide of votes, since its inception as a party, would not be so dramatic.

[PjhCPA]

I give up. What's a "fundie."